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Kimi Raikkonen's victory in Japan was spectacular, but how good it was in statistical terms? And how did he manage it? And what happened in F1 18 years ago? Marcel Schot brings the answers and more anecdotes ahead of the final round of the 2005 season
Ron Dennis smiles, Ron Dennis cries. That must have been the McLaren boss's sentiment after the Japanese Grand Prix. On the one hand Kimi Raikkonen drove at his very best to claim McLaren's sixth consecutive victory, but on the other Juan Pablo Montoya's early retirement and Renault's two-three finish meant the Constructors' Championship went in Renault's way once again.
Raikkonen's win from 17th on the grid was without a doubt the single best performance of the year and tied for fourth in the list of Formula One World Championship wins from furthest down the grid.
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