Lotus F1 team driver Kimi Raikkonen is remaining unaffected by the buzz that surrounds his future in Formula 1.

The Finnish driver’s contract with the Enstone based team ends at the end of the season but he is in no hurry to sign a new deal, with anyone for that matter. “I am not in a hurry. If I was desperate for a contract I would have already tried to sign it last year,” said Raikkonen. “I would rather do my work well and if I do well I am sure I will get the contract I want.”

Speculation about a possible move to Red Bull, as replacement for Mark Webber, has intensified in 2013 but Raikkonen remains impassive to all of it. At this stage everything from leaving F1 to a team switch seems to be on the table for the 2007 world champion.

Raikkonen’s long-term manager Steve Robertson says it is obvious that the Finn would be considered the hottest property on the driver’s market.

“Kimi has done a brilliant job with Lotus so it’s no secret that, at the moment, he is the hottest driver available for next year,” he told Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat.

“You know what a good job a driver is doing when a team (Lotus) starts talking so early about next year,” added Robertson.

But dont expect a decision to make soon.

“When I know what will happen I will tell and it is as simple as that, but I am sure it is not going to be the next race or the race after that.

“It will take time whatever the decision.”