Raikkonen still has 'something to offer' in Formula 1

Kimi Raikkonen was set to retire after losing his Ferrari seat but the Finn wanted to continue racing in Formula 1. 

At 39 years of age, Kimi Raikkonen will be the oldest driver on the grid in 2019 and many expected him to retire after the 2018 season. However, Raikkonen showed his true love for the sport by signing with a team he was with very early on in his career, Sauber. 

Raikkonen's manager has revealed more about the move to Sauber. 

"When Kimi was told that he wouldn't have a contract [with Ferrari] for next year, Kimi made a move. He started a dialogue about the potential to drive for Sauber," Raikkonen's manager Steve Robertson told Formula1.com.

"Kimi wanted to carry on. He had meetings with the owners at Sauber, then a meeting with Fred [Vasseur, team principal] and Beat [Zehnder, team manager]. They could see Kimi was eager to carry on.

"Fred has since made it clear that when they first had the meeting, Kimi was so focused on what the plans were for next year.

"And Kimi wanted to see if the team had the same enthusiasm as he did. And he felt that, so he said 'OK I want to do the deal'.

"He was a bit negative at Monza when he found out what happened, but he bounced back quickly. He wanted to keep driving because he feels he still has something to offer."