Raikkonen future in doubt, Ferrari say

Kimi Raikkonen is not assured of racing for Ferrari in Formula One next season, team president Luca di Montezemolo said yesterday.

Rumours have swirled for months that Raikkonen will be replaced by Renault's Fernando Alonso for next year despite the Finn's contract with Ferrari running until the end of 2010.

Brazil's Felipe Massa is poised to return for Ferrari next season after suffering a fractured skull in July's Hungarian Grand Prix.

"We will have a Brazilian driver because he deserves another chance given that, thank God, he is fine. Otherwise, we are mulling the best choice but we still have time. We will decide in a few weeks," Montezemolo told reporters.

Ferrari had always previously said 2007 world champion Raikkonen was contracted for 2010 but had not gone as far as to say he would drive for the Italian team.

The laid back 29-year-old has been linked in the media with former team McLaren or championship leaders Brawn for next year.