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Raikkonen bonus money cost Lotus more than they expected
Nov.24 Lotus F1 team owner Gerard Lopez has blamed disgruntled potential partners for spreading negative reports about the team's financial situation, but admits Kimi raikkonen cost them more than the expected due to his sensational comeback season.
It had been rumoured the Enstone based squad, owned by Luxembourg businessman Lopez's Genii investment company, was having trouble paying Kimi Raikkonen and the team's 500 staff.
'We pay our bills on time just as well as the other teams,' Lopez is quoted by Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
'It (the source of the rumours) was probably some people talking who wanted to join us as partners and are angry now because nothing happened,' added...
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