Mercedes world champion Lewis Hamilton believes that Formula One would miss Kimi Raikkonen as rumours continue to grow about Charles Leclerc replacing the 38-year-old at Ferrari...
Raikkonen qualified on pole in Italy last weekend and was leading for the majority of the race before a late overtake from Hamilton denied the Scuderia legend his first win of the season.
There were strong rumours throughout and after the weekend that Ferrari are set to honour the late Sergio Marchionne's wish and bring Leclerc in from Sauber to replace Raikkonen, as Scuderia look towards the future.
Asked if the sport by Motorsport.com would miss the veteran Ferrari man, Hamilton answered: "I think it's always a difficult question to say if you miss someone. I think the sport would naturally miss him, yeah.
"I made it no secret that before I even got to Formula One, when I was playing the PlayStation I was always Kimi in the McLaren, imagining that was me. Then I remember the first car I drove at McLaren, which was Kimi's set-up and the suspension that he would use.
"It was an amazing experience and it was cool because I think our driving style was kind of similar, which meant that I ended up being quite comfortable with the set-up that he used back then.
"He's had an incredible career and it's been a real honour to race against a great Finn such as him.
"He looks like he's just ice-cold. He's just got plenty of years left in him. He's not seeming to age."
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