Lotus expects Kimi Raikkonen to commit himself to another year with the team, despite the Finn being linked with Ferrari.

It emerged over the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that Raikkonen is on the list of contenders at Ferrari if the team elects to replace Felipe Massa in 2013, despite a strained relationship between the 2007 world champion and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo.

Neither Raikkonen nor Ferrari moved to totally dismiss the idea at the Hungaroring, but Lotus team principal Eric Boullier says he is not worried because he sees no better option for his driver than staying where he is.

"It is nice that Ferrari is in the newspapers, but I don't know that Kimi has plans to go back to Ferrari," explained Boullier, who saw Raikkonen challenge for victory at the Hungaroring.

When asked if he expected to keep both Raikkonen and team-mate Romain Grosjean next year, Boullier said: "Definitely. There is no reason for them to leave."

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