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Kimi Raikkonen's manager has confirmed that McLaren is interested in signing up the Finn for 2010.

"Several teams are interested in Kimi and are talking with him," Steve Robertson is quoted as saying by the Finnish broadcaster MTV3. "McLaren is one of his options.”
 
Speaking from Suzuka, Raikkonen made his plans clear: "I'm not going to go to a small team, my only aim is to have a chance with a team that can fight for the world championship. Otherwise there is no point of staying in F1."

Meanwhile, Ferrari on Thursday denied rumours that Santander, the team's new major Spanish sponsor but which also has ties to McLaren, was the powerful force behind the push to sign Fernando Alonso at all costs. But Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali told reporters that Alonso's "main characteristic" is his leadership ability, and Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo referred to "personality."

"Kimi is the type of person that shows little emotion, he keeps everything inside. These things don't help with the exchange of information inside the team," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.