Kimi: Nothing has changed

Raikkonen: Back on top of the podium

I'm not worried about next year. I have a contract, so it's nothing that I should be worried about.

Kimi Raikkonen
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Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali has urged the world's media to keep up speculation about Kimi Raikkonen's future, believing the pressure paid off with his Belgian GP win.

Raikkonen's Ferrari future is in doubt with continuous rumours that Fernando Alonso will be replacing him at the end of this season despite still having a year left on his contract.

His critics have slammed him for poor performances, yet again questioning the 2007 World Champion's motivation.

Raikkonen, though, hit back at his detractors, claiming the victory in Sunday's Belgian GP, putting in an impressive showing as he avoided any mistakes despite persistent pressure from Giancarlo Fisichella.

"This is a lot of speculation. I really hope that you people keep writing that, because if this is Kimi's reaction then please do it day and night," said Domenicali.

Strong

The victory was Raikkonen's first since the 2008 Spanish GP and his fourth in five races at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

However, the Finn insists his win had nothing to do with wanting to prove that he's the best driver for Ferrari's future.

"Nothing has changed," he said when asked about his motivation.

"We found a pretty good way to work with the car. We did well in Monaco. The last race was very similar, Hungary was similar. This place is a bit different than many others.

"It's purely that where the car has been strong we've been doing quite well every time. There's nothing that I've done differently. We've just achieved a good result now and hopefully we can keep it up.

"There have been rumours almost every year since I've been in Formula One, so I don't really care about them.

"I'm not worried about next year. I have a contract, so it's nothing that I should be worried about. I don't make the decisions in the end but we will see what happens.

"Maybe Ferrari have some other plans but as far as I know nothing has changed."