Former Toro Ross boss Gerhard Berger believes that Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen could be an ideal replacement for Mark Webber after the Red Bull veteran vacated his Formula One seat at the end of the year.
Webber's future has been in serious doubt with Red Bull as his current contract is set to expire at the end of the season. Both Toro Rosso drivers - Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo - are in the race of Red Bull's seat, but Berger believes that Raikkonen would be ideal the perfect replacement for Webber.
"I like Kimi," he told the Osterreich newspaper. "He is the coolest of them all and last year surprised me with his strong comeback. He would be a good option."
Recently, Raikkonen equalled Michael Schumacher's record of of 24 successive grand prix in the points. The Lotus driver finished ninth at the rain-hit Canadian Grand Prix.
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