Räikkönen threatens Lotus F1 not to finish the season

Tensions become palpable between Kimi Räikkönen and Lotus F1 Team. Following his argument with Alan Permane, the Finn decided to arrive at the Yas Marina paddock at the last minute. If the driving of the 2007 world champion was aggressive during the last meeting in India against his teammate Romain Grosjean, Iceman did not appreciate the tone taken by the director of track operations to order him to let the Frenchman pass. Relations between the team and its No. 1 driver had begun to deteriorate when the Scandinavian chose to return to the team. Team Ferrari.

Kimi Räikkönen seems to have lost his patience following the episode of the Indian GP and is now demanding his salary under penalty of not competing in the last Grands Prix of the season. “I love riding, but we’ll have to put an end to these unfortunate situations when it doesn’t work.”, commented the Finn in the Yas Marina paddock to ESPN F1. “What happened (in India) should not happen, but unfortunately these things happen. But that's not really a problem. In the end, it’s more of a set of things. It’s easy to say that’s what it’s about, but that’s not it. Everyone has their own ideas and sometimes it's not very pleasant to hear that you no longer have the team's interest. In addition, I did not receive any euros this year. I hope we can find common ground to improve the situation. »