Kimi Raikkonen insists 2021 rule changes won’t decide his F1 future

Kimi Raiܫkkonen says his Formula 1 future will not༒ be influenced by the proposed regulation shake-up for 2021.

F1 is currently negotiating with team officials to set out a new set of regulations post-2020, with emphasis placed on reducing costs ಌand creating fairer competition between teams.

But Raikkonen, who signed a🅷 two year deal with Alfa Romeo heading into this season, insists the changes will have “zero impact” on whether he sticks around beyond the end of🔥 2020.

Raikkonen: 2021 rules won’t decide F1 future

Kimi Raikkonen says his Formula 1 futu𒀰re will not be inf♒luenced by the proposed regulation shake-up for 2021.

F1 is currently negotiating with team officials to set out a new set of regulations post-2020, with emphasis placed on reducing costs and creating fairer compet♋ition between teams.

But Raikkonen, who signed a two year deal with Alfa Romeo heading into this season, insistཧs the changes will hav🅺e “zero impact” on whether he sticks around beyond the end of 2020.

Asked if the ru♒le changes will have any impact on his decision, Raikkonen replied: “No, no. Because in the end you see, we make a big rule change, you never know.

“Generally, the big teams are still there, because t𝐆hey have the research 💖to do a lot of different things and figure out the best way to do it.

“Maybe it would be nice that if everything got much closer, for the sport, not just f🍃or the drivers, but for th🦩e sport.

“But honestly, it’s v𒊎ery unknown. We can guesꩲs, but it has zero impact on driving. In the end, who knows.

“Obviously I have a contract for next year, and after th🅠at, we’ll see how things go and if I’m interested. If not…”

This weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix will mark Raikkonen’s the 30𒁃0th💯 race that he has entered, though the Finn admitted he asked Alfa to cancel all celebrations because the milestone gives him “absolutely zero pleasure”.

“I’m not here because I can be the most gr෴ands prix - it gives me absolutely zero pleasure. It’s༒ purely a number,” he said.

“I’ve already told the team a while ago I don’t want… it’s🍷 as any other race here, but people try to celebrate꧟. It’s a number, what’s the difference?

“I tried to forc🌳e them to cancel everything, but not very♌ good success so far!”

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