Kimi Raikkonen doubts that former Formuꦰla 1 teammate Sebastian Vettel’s relations♔hip with Ferrari is “as bad as people are making out”.

Four-time wℱorld champion Vettel is leaving Ferrari at the end of the current season when 🍷his contract expires and will be replaced by McLaren’s Carlos Sainz for 2021.

At🐻 the 2020 F1 season-opener in Austria last weekend, Vettel revealed that he was “surprised” to have not been offered a new deal, contradicting what Ferrari had initially🦄 said when explaining its reasoning behind the German’s departure.

There have ಞbeen suggestions that Vettel’s relationship has significantly deterioꦛrated, and that he could leave the team before the end of the season.

But Raikkonen, ꦯwho drove alongside Vettel at Ferrari between 2015 and leaving for Alfa Romeo&nbs♔p;at the end of 2018, doubts there has been a rift between the two parties.

"Honestly, I spoke to him last weekღend, quickly when we saw each other, I think it was before the start, and that's all that I know," Raikkonen said ahead of this weekend’s Styria🐻n Grand Prix.

“I don't know what is going on there, it's none of my business. I think it's unfair to comment if someone is♈ treated badly or not, because I don't know what is going on.

"I doubt that they have as bad relationship as people are 🧔making out.

"Obviously sometimes it gꦡoes this way, that you leave the team, or choose to leave, whichever way it is. We'll see what happens in his future. You need to ask from him.

"I wouldn't put too much saying how difficult it is right now after one race.🐠 It wasn't the most eas🔯y for [Alfa Romeo] either. I'm sure they can be much stronger than they were last weekend.”

Asked whether he was treated any differently after his Ferrari exit had been confirmed, Raikkonen r♒eplied: "No, absolutely notꦛ.

"I'm certain ꦡthat they get exactly the same treatment, both of🌸 them.

"It's in their benefit to 🌠try to get the best result on both cars, so I don't see why they would do anyt🦩hing else."