Williams is almost ready to announce Kimi Raikkonen’s return to formula one for 2012, according to media reports.<\/p>\n
“(The) Raikkonen (agreement) is almost there,” a source inside the famous British team is quoted by FAZ newspaper.<\/p>\n
Italy’s Autosprint reports that the funding is coming from Qatar.<\/p>\n
Williams on Wednesday hinted at the deal by revealing that a memorandum of understanding with Mowasalat, a Qatari company, was signed in Doha for the use of the team’s simulator technology.<\/p>\n
“The funding for the ‘Iceman’ is coming from the heat of Qatar,” said the Italian magazine.<\/p>\n
The Finnish broadcaster MTV3 said the sponsorship of a Qatar bank is the next step.<\/p>\n
That will validate a contract that Raikkonen, 32, reportedly signed recently “and the announcement will be made in Abu Dhabi” next weekend.<\/p>\n
The Swiss publication Motorsport Aktuell said the 2007 world champion is Williams’ “first choice” to be Pastor Maldonado’s new teammate.<\/p>\n
“He (Raikkonen) has been at Grove several times for talks,” the report added.<\/p>\n
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