Kimi Raikkonen in 2018: Occasions where the Finn was compromised by Ferrari

#2 Asking Raikkonen to let Sebastian go ahead at German GP

Kimi was leading Seb at Hockenheim before he was ordered to let Sebastian pass

Truth be told, the only way that Sebastian Vettel was going to lose out the German Grand Prix, his home race, was by virtue of spoiling his own race.

Surely, given Ferrari's menacing race-pace, as evident on Saturday's brilliant qualifying session and till the middle stages of the race on Sunday, there was no way that Mercedes could've enforced an error from the Scuderia.

And guess what, that is exactly what happened. But Raikkonen was once again involved in seeing his race compromised by his own team. Or at least, that is what it seemed.

Kimi, who held on to the lead of the race, hadn't yet pitted and was asked to stay out. This was, once again, a longer stint for the other Ferrari, perhaps the phrase avidly explaining Raikkonen's own standing in the team.

Isn't he the other driver and not the lead driver for the Scuderia?

That said, it took a complaint from Vettel to the team to ask Kimi to let him go, in order to let him occupy the lead of the race. Soon, post after the mid-way stage, Raikkonen was told on the radio to let Seb through.

Even as this was a clear indication of Ferrari trying their level-best to enable Sebastian counter Hamilton, who clearly looked in no position to win, it didn't really work out. Did it?

In the end, anyone who defends Vettel, having spun out under rain probably is undermining Hamilton's ability to attack despite inclement weather, an excellent example of which the Briton served in the German's home track to win in the end.