Kimi to stay at Ferrari for another 3 years? Sorry Ferd.

[Scott]

World champion Kimi Raikkonen is on the cusp of signing a new two-year extension to keep racing for Ferrari beyond the 2009 season, according to the widely circulated German newspaper Bild-Zeitung.

It was being speculated that Raikkonen, the 28-year-old Finn, was growing weary of the Grand Prix world and - despite his contract for next year - might even have gone into early retirement at the end of this season.

His teammate Felipe Massa has two and a half years left to run on his own agreement with the Maranello-based team. 
 
If confirmed, the Raikkonen news would deal a blow to the hopes of double World Champion Fernando Alonso, who reportedly has a deal in place to race with Ferrari if a vacancy arises for 2009 or 2010.

"It does look as though the Spaniard will have to stay with Renault," former triple World Champion Niki Lauda told the newspaper.

[Steven Roy]

Bild has carried every ridiculous story in recent F1 history.  Tomorrow Diario AS will probably have a story on Alonso going to Ferrari for next season.

[SennaMan]

Bild has carried every ridiculous story in recent F1 history.  Tomorrow Diario AS will probably have a story on Alonso going to Ferrari for next season.

yeah SR, and niki has a great track record of getting it all wrong too!