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

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

F1 is currently negotiating with te🗹am officials to set out a new set of regulations post-2020, with emphasis placed on reducing costs and 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 s✱ticks around beyond the end of 2020.

Raikkonen: 2021 rules won’t decide F1 future

Kimi Raikkonen says his Formula 1 f♏uture will not be influenced by the proposed regulation shಌake-up for 2021.

F1 is currently negotiating with tꦑeam officials to set out a new set oඣf regulations post-2020, with emphasis placed on reducing costs and 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.

Asked if the rule ch❀anges will have any impact on his decis𒁏ion, 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 they 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 for the drivers, but for the s🐼port.

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

“Obvi⛎ously I have a contract for next year, and after that, we’ll see how things go and if I’m interested. If not…”

This weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix will mark Raikkonen’s the 300th race that he 𒉰has 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 grands prix - it gives me absolutely ze💖ro 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 ൲celebrate. It’s a number, what’s the difference?

“I tried to force them to cancel evౠerything💙, but not very good success so far!”

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