The 2014 driver market became a real mess after Bild
reported on Wednesday morning that Ferrari have made an offer for Raikkonen to
rejoin the team next year. Raikkonen is in contention for a Red Bull move too,
but Alonso’s manager also held talks with the team.
Kimi Raikkonen was part of the Italian team from 2007 to 2009, until Santander brought Alonso in and Raikkonen was pushed out. German newspaper Bild now reports that Ferrari established contact with Raikkonen's management on Thursday prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix, in an attempt to convince the Finn to rejoin their team. Fernando Alonso has a contract for next year while Felipe Massa's seat is under threat.
The event supposedly triggered another shocking twist to the silly season. Fernando Alonso's manager was seen having talks with Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, on Saturday afternoon. Mark Webber's departure means that there's a hot seat available at Red Bull for which Raikkonen and Ricciardo are favorite. Now Alonso is also in the mix, should Ferrari manage to convince the 2007 world champion to join them.
However, Raikkonen is more strongly linked with Red Bull, after Finnish reporters claimed that the deal is close to being finalized, and is something more than an F1 contract. Red Bull are interested in signing a 10-year deal with Raikkonen, including a partnership arrangement, in which the brand would sponsor Raikkonen's Ice One Racing team as well as his motocross adventures.
