Raikkonen to test 2011 Pirelli's?

In a sudden turn of events, it is reported that Kimi Raikkonen is being considered to test the 2011-spec Pirelli tires, possibly taking the job away from current Mercedes reserve driver Nick Heidfeld. Although Finnish publication 'Turun Sanomat' quoted Pirelli's own Paul Hembery as saying, "I don’t know whether Kimi Raikkonen would be interested."

"Currently, Kimi is totally focused on what he is doing," said Steve Robertson, manager to Raikkonen. "But if Pirelli approaches us, of course we will discuss it. Then, it would depend on whether Kimi is interested in this sort of challenge, and how it would fit into his schedule."

Pirelli's personal testing with either a GP2 or non-current F1 car would commence before the end of season, with the teams then receiving two sets each to test themselves after the season finale in November.