From PlanetF1.com:



Martin Whitmarsh believes F1 would be "richer" for having former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen back.

Raikkonen quit the sport at the end of the 2009 Championship after failing to land a race deal with McLaren, who opted instead to sign Jenson Button.

Moving over to the World Rally Championship with Citroen, the Finn has been dogged by rumour of his pending return to F1 with Renault admitting they would be interested in having him partner Robert Kubica next season.

Added to that, rumours in the Silverstone paddock claim both Red Bull and Mercedes GP could be keen on securing his services should they lose Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher.

One man who would welcome Raikkonen's return is McLaren team boss Whitmarsh, who believes the Finn "should" be in F1

"Formula One would be richer for having Kimi back," Whitmarsh told the Daily Star.

"He is a very talented and intelligent driver, which is something that people underestimated. That's because he wasn't the most communicative of people on occasions."

He added: "Kimi is one of the most exciting drivers in the world and, frankly, he should be in Formula One.

"If I could wave a magic wand for an F1 grid it would certainly include Kimi. That's why last year we were talking to him."

 

Raikkonen would be a great driver to replace Schumacher in the Mercedes next season, imo.

 

he sure can drive and has proven it......hope to see him back

 

100% correct, kimi needs to be in F1

 

Kimi and Nico would be a good pair. People forget that though Nico is a German on paper, his heritage is Finnish. (I am half-Finn, half-German!)

 

and he was raised in monaco lol

 

It would suck to see Kimi floundering mid pack with a 2nd rate team. He must sign with a top team if he chooses to return to F1.