Lotus team boss Eric Boullier has scoffed at rumours linking Kimi Raikkonen to a possible return to Ferrari, claiming that the Finn has no reason to give up his current ride.

Raikkonen returned to F1 in 2012, having spent the past two years in the World Rally Championship, but had been a Ferrari driver for the three seasons prior to that, winning the world title for the Scuderia at the first attempt in 2007. He was the odd man out when Ferrari signed Fernando Alonso, however, having his contract terminated a year early, and parted on less than cordial terms with president Luca di Montezemolo.

While many doubted his ability to return at the same sort of level, especially after two years of rallying in which his motivation - and willingness to travel to the four corners of the globe - appeared to wane, Raikkonen has been one of the surprises of the season, adding a third runners-up spot, and fifth podium, in eleven races at the Hungarian Grand Prix before F1 headed into its summer break.

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