Raikkonen to decide on future soon
Kimi Raikkonen says he will decide on his future soon and claims that Fernando Alonso arriving at McLaren will not influence his decision
Raikkonen's contract with McLaren ends at the end of this season and the Finn has been linked with a move to Ferrari in 2007.
McLaren have already announced they have signed World Champion Alonso for 2007 but it is not yet known who will partner him.
Raikkonen says Alonso's arrival will not influence a decision on his future.
"It is nothing to do with who my teammate is, it is if I want to stay or not," the Finn told autosport.com. "For me it does not matter. I do not care who my teammate is. It does not matter if it is him or someone else."
The McLaren driver said he has set no date to make a decision but reckons it will have to be sooner rather than later.
"I do not have any date but it cannot go on for too long. At some point everyone needs to make a decision," he said.
Raikkonen also said there was still a possibility he will want to partner Alonso next year, but admitted leaving McLaren was also possible.
"Everything is possible but I have not decided what I want to to do."
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