Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 41-year-old, who claimed his first and only drivers’ title with Ferrari in 2007, has spent the last three years with Alfa Romeo and will bow out from the sport after the final race of the calendar at Abu Dhabi in December. This is a decission (sic) I did during last winter,’ Raikkonen said. ‘It was not an easy decission (sic) but after this season it is time for new things. Team Alfa Romeo said on Twitter: ‘Truly the end of an era for our sport.

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