Charles Leclerc will join Ferrari next year after Kimi Raikkonen was dropped by the Italian team. Raikkonen, who won the world championship in his first spell at Ferrari in 2007, has signed a two-year deal with Sauber, the Swiss team with whom he began his Formula One career nearly two decades ago.

Raikkonen, the last driver to win a world title for Ferrari, will be 41 at the conclusion of his new Sauber contract. Monegasque Leclerc, 20, has impressed in his first season with Sauber, and the Ferrari junior driver will now switch seats with Raikkonen to team up with Sebastian Vettel next season.