Hamburg - Kimi Raikkonen dismissed speculation Thursday that he is in talks with Mercedes GP about driving for Formula One's newest team next season.

Mercedes took over Brawn GP earlier this month but the Finn, who had been in talks with McLaren about a possible drive with the British-based team in 2010, now seems certain to take a year out probably to compete in rallying.

Spa-Francorchamps - As the international media on Monday hailed the rebirth of Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen, the Force India team said they were expecting the Italian team to make a move on Giancarlo Fisichella.

Raikkonen on Sunday won the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa- Francorchamps, gaining his first victory since April last year, when he won the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

Hamburg - Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen appears to be standing before a make-or-break season at Ferrari.

"As a driver and a Ferrari man, he is well aware that it's an important season. He's intelligent enough to understand that," Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali told Monday's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

The 2009 season getting underway this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, and Domenicali said Raikkonen's performances this year were certainly important as to whether he has a long-term future with the Italian marque.

London, Nov. 20 : British teenager Adam Christodoulou, who won this year’s Formula Renault UK championship, says that he has set his sights on emulating Formula One champions Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton.

Adam Christodoulou, 19, says that he hopes to emulate Raikkonen and Hamilton by making it all the way to the F1 grid.

The Sun quoted Christodoulou, who has Greek Cypriot ancestry, as saying: "It’s a pleasure to follow Lewis and Kimi in winning the Formula Renault title – and it means a lot to achieve something they achieved. I’m sure it will inspire me to reach my ultimate goal of Formula 1."