Top 5 moments of Kimi Raikkonen's F1 career

Suzuka 2005

Starting at the back end of the grid is always a disadvantage. There are so many back markers that one needs to pass that the chances of getting involved in a crash are very high. Even if you don’t crash out, you would definitely be slowed down, ruining your chances of finishing the race anywhere close to the top.

But it did not matter for Kimi Raikkonen at the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix. Starting on P17, he waded through the entire grid, passing Christian Klien, Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso during pit stops. He continued registering multiple fast laps, and after his final pit stop, climbed up to 2nd place, just 5 seconds off the leader Giancarlo Fisichella. He did not settle for the 2nd spot, and at the end of the penultimate lap, made a sweeping turn outside of Fisichella, taking the lead in the final lap and going on to win it.

Vintage Kimi!