Kimi Raikkonen says he has not got an agreement in place with Williams, but admits he has been negotiating with the team over a potential return to Formula One.
Rumours linking Raikkonen with a return to the sport he left in 2009 had been growing until Williams shareholder Toto Wolff confirmed that talks were taking place. At the time Wolff said Raikkonen was one of a number of options, and Raikkonen has confirmed he had spoken to the team but said he was still undecided on what he would do next season.
"We have been talking with them (Williams)," Raikkonen is quoted by Turun Sanomat. "But I do not have any agreement in any direction. Nothing has changed."
Raikkonen also said that it would not take him too long to readjust to Formula One if he was to make a return, with the Pirelli tyres highlighted as the most obvious difference.
"It is the thing I have done most of my life. Much more challenging would be to try to do something else ... From what you can see on TV, no (not much has changed). The main difference is the tyres."
If Raikkonen was to join Williams it would be Rubens Barrichello who would miss out, but Pastor Maldonado believes that the current line-up is one of the strongest on the grid.
"The season might not have been great but I believe, at Williams, we have one of the best driver pairings in F1," Maldonado told The National. "Unfortunately, the car is not competitive but, to have Rubens as a teammate, for me, is great because he has helped me with everything. He's an incredibly talented driver and is still so incredibly motivated. He's helped me to improve my time and technique out there."
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