McLaren have the best record of any team in Brazil over the years and Raikkonen has been runner-up at the anti-clockwise circuit for the past three seasons.

Cosworth, Williams' engine partners and one of the great names in Formula One history, bow out after Brazil having failed to secure a contract with any team for next year.

The era of tobacco sponsorship also moves a step closer to the end, with Japan Tobacco brand Mild Seven making a final appearance on the Renault cars while Honda wave goodbye to former team owners British American Tobacco.

From next season only glamour team Ferrari, with their long-term partners Philip Morris, will continue to have any link with the tobacco money that once fuelled the sport.

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