Top 10: Kimi Raikkonen's Best Moments in F1 as the Iceman enters his 300th Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen will be taking part in his 300th Grand Prix this weekend
Kimi Raikkonen will be taking part in his 300th Grand Prix this weekend

#2 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

Kimi was able to snatch his first win at Sepang
Kimi was able to snatch his first win at Sepang

Kimi had been promoted to McLaren in only his second year in F1 and he was able to consistently put together some great results. He had lost out on a well-deserved win in France in 2002 when he spun because of oil on the track. He came into 2003 determined to prove a point and get that first win of his career. The F1 circus reached Malaysia and in qualifying Fernando Alonso put his Renault on the pole.

Kimi qualified some distance behind in P7 on a heavier fuel load. As the race commenced, one by one the contenders kept dropping away as Schumacher tangled with Trulli while Coulthard suffered a retirement.

Through all this Kiki had worked his way up to P2 and when the lightly fueled Renault of Alonso pitted Kimi, he started putting out faster laps to ultimately pit later and come out ahead of Alonso. It was an emotional occasion for the fans as well and a start of the first of many for the Iceman.

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Edited by Debjyoti Samanta