WATCH: Why has Kimi returned to Sauber?

2018-09-13 18:25:35 by Adam Newton

It was confirmed on Monday that Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen would be swapping seats for 2019, seeing the Finn return to Sauber. But why has Kimi decided that Sauber is the best place to finish his career, and what does it say about him?

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