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Over 70,000 Ferrari fans sign petition to keep Kimi Raikkonen

Over 74,000 Kimi Raikkonen fans have signed an online petition urging Ferrari to keep the Finnish Formula One driver for another year rather than replace him with rookie Charles Leclerc.

The petition, on change.org, argued that replacing the 38-year-old was "not justifiable" and that the team needed him to keep the balance alongside four times world champion Sebastian Vettel.

"Kimi has also outperformed Vettel a number of times proving he is back on form and his drive in Monza just adds more credibility to that," argued petition organiser Christy John.

The petition is highly unlikely to have any influence on matters, with Ferrari widely assumed to have already made their decision to replace the 2007 world champion with their 20-year-old Monegasque protege who debuted for Sauber this season.