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No bitter feelings toward Raikkonen - Lotus

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier claims he has no bitter feelings toward Kimi Raikkonen despite the Finn choosing to leave Lotus for Ferrari next season. The Enstone outfit convinced the 33-year-old to come back to Formula 1 after he chose to leave at the end of 2009 when Ferrari forced him out, in order to hire Fernando Alonso. Boullier praised Raikkonen's short time at Lotus and denied he held any bitterness toward the 2007 champion for his decision. "Not at all," he insisted. "Two years ago, when we decided to sign him, quite a few people thought we were crazy. And what happened in the end? "We’ve been working with an amazing racer, who scored points for the...
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