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Kimi was the person who did all the great overtakes today and fantastic progress to finish 3rd. Isn't it a real Sisu living in him?

both Webber and alosno got reprimands today for that 'taxi drive':
Webber for going into the track without permission of marshals (he was almost hit by other cars)
Alonso - for stopping so abruptly so other drivers (including Kimi) had to avoid hitting the car.

As result Mark will have 10-position penalty next race (3rd reprimand)


EDIT: some on board video of situation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXMCLiAvzg8#t=50

Kimis interview on the podium.

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Q: Kimi, you had a back problem in qualifying. Has that affected you during the race?

Kimi Räikkönen: Luckily not too much but now afterwards it’s not 100 per cent but it doesn’t matter: we have two weeks’ time to rest and get it right. I think we did the best that we could and finished third, so I don’t think we could have achieved much more today.

Q: You had to be patient through that race. You really had to believe that you could still be there at the end and take the places when they were there and not make mistakes.

KR: Yeah, I think I had pretty OK speed and then I could overtake a few people and then in the end I was following Jenson and I could see that his tyres were going off so I just gave some pressure and then I have to get past him because obviously some people changed to new tyres and they were catching us quickly. I managed to pass him and pull away and luckily nobody managed to catch me in the end. So not too bad.

Q: You say very calmly “I managed to pass him” but it was around the outside at Turn 14. It was at tricky one.

KR: Yeah, maybe it looks more tricky. Obviously you have more grip when you brake on the line and you know more or less where you have to brake. Much easier than inside. So, not an easy one but we managed to get past and that’s the main thing.

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http://www.fia.com/news/2013-singapore- ... conference

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Amazing job from Kimi! I didn't expect that! arts" title="hearts" /> " title="run" />

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Yeah unbelivable! Thumbs up for Kimi!!!!!!!!!!

http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/09/22/kimi ... much-more/

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Kimi Raikkonen: “I don’t think we could have asked much more…”

Kimi Raikkonen moved up from 13th on the grid to take third place in Singapore, despite having suffered all weekend with a back problem.

After an early first stop found him some clean air Raikkonen was running ninth when he pitted under the safety car.

By thereafter running to the flag without another stop he was able to move up into third, behind Fernando Alonso, who followed a similar strategy.

“We had a plan and we know that what moment, if the safety car comes, we try to go until the end,” said Raikkonen. “So I knew what will happen and luckily some other teams couldn’t do it and had to pit. I was kind of stuck behind Jenson for most of the race but then I tried to give him some pressure and keep him pushing so I noticed that he started running out of his tyres and I could start to get in closer and closer.

“In the end I decided to try to pass him and managed to get past – because there were people who stopped for the fresh tyres who were catching very quickly, but luckily once I got past I could push a bit more and keep the gap big enough to end it in third place. After the weekend where we had some problems with myself and not the ideal set-up with all those things and where we were yesterday, finishing third, I don’t think we could have asked much more.”

Raikkonen admitted his back was a serious concern.

“I didn’t feel it too much during the race but obviously afterwards it’s not ideal and yesterday it was pretty bad. I almost didn’t drive, so between that and finishing third I think we have to be happy – and hopefully we can sort those problems for the next race. It’s not the first time. For a long time there have been some issues with my back. I know that I have some work to do at the end of the year, so we have to see what we do.”

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http://www.lotusf1team.com/kimi-raikkon ... ml?lang=en

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Kimi Räikkönen Pleased with Singapore Comeback

After a weekend made all the more difficult by injury, our Iceman produced a storming drive to recover from his lowly P13 grid slot all the way to the podium at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. All in a day’s work for the fearless Finn it would seem…

What a race! Sum it up for us...

t’s been a difficult weekend, so to finish on the podium is a good result. The car felt good and it could have been even better if I’d been able to do more work in practice, but even with a better qualifying performance I think third was the maximum we could achieve today.

And with a back injury as well…?

The problem with my back hasn’t been ideal, but it felt much better than yesterday and I didn’t really notice it in the race; it’s only now that it doesn’t feel 100%.

That was quite some comeback after qualifying…

I had pretty good speed and could overtake a few people. Obviously you have more grip when you brake on the racing line and you know more or less where you have to brake; much more than you do on the inside. It wasn’t an easy one but we managed to get past and that’s the main thing.

It was quite tense for a while there at the end… were you nervous?

Not really. I was following Jenson [Button] and I could see that his tyres were going off so I just applied some pressure. I knew I had to get past him because obviously some other people had changed to new tyres and they were catching us quickly. I managed to pass him and pull away and luckily nobody managed to catch me in the end so it wasn’t too bad.

The strategy played out perfectly for you in the end; did you have that in mind all along?

We had a plan and we knew that if the safety car came out we would have to try to run until the end. Luckily some other teams couldn’t manage it and had to pit.

Have you ever had a more painful race?

For a long time I’ve had some issues with my back so it’s nothing new really. There have maybe been some more painful races where something goes wrong. When you don’t finish the race it’s more painful in a way, so it doesn’t always have to be physical. I have some time to recover before Korea and we were pretty strong there last year, so let’s see what we can do next time out.

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