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Ferrari has signed Kimi Räikkönen as teammate to Fernando Alonso for the 2014 and 2015 Formula One season. Räikkönen switched to Ferrari in 2007, becoming the highest paid driver in motor sport with an estimated wage of $51 million per year. His move to Ferrari saw him secure his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship, beating then McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point, as well as becoming one of the very few drivers to win in their first season at Ferrari. In 2008, he equalled the record for fastest laps in a season for the second time.

Perez and Hamilton Mexican Sergio Perez is being lined up to replace Lewis Hamilton at McLaren as the British star's contract negotiations reach crisis point. Only a week after McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh admitted the team did not have a 'Plan B', it is understood contact has been made with Perez as Hamilton ponders a £60million offer from Mercedes.

Lewis and Alonso Fernando Alonso shows support to Lewis Hamilton for leaving McLaren – Formula 1 news Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has shown support to Lewis Hamilton of McLaren who is reportedly considering leaving his team after the 2012 Formula 1 season. Hamilton has been surrounded by many speculations that he is going to change his team at the end of this year as his contract with the Woking based team is going to expire. Moreover, he has been linked with Mercedes as a probable replacement of Michael Schumacher who according to the reports will retire from his race seat after this year. Meanwhile, Alonso who had been the teammate of the British driver in McLaren back in 2007, has said that he doesn’t find any issue with Hamilton’s consideration of leaving his team. “So if Hamilton is also evaluating that option, I don’t see why anyone should say it (Hamilton leaving) is not possible,” Alonso said. He added, “McLaren is a great team, but they won the world champi...