Raikkonen staying at Ferrari in 2018


FILE PHOTO: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

MILAN (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen will be racing for Ferrari again next season after the Italian Formula One team announced on Tuesday a contract extension with the Finn for 2018.

The popular 2007 world champion, who will be 38 in October, would have been out of contract at the end of this year with plenty of rivals eyeing up his seat at the sport's most successful and glamorous team.

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