When it emerged that Kimi Raikkonen was suffering from back pain on Saturday and that his participation in Sunday's race might even be in the balance, there were those who wondered whether the Finn had simply had enough of driving for free after revealing earlier in the week that he was struggling to be paid by the Lotus F1 team. The cynics speculated that Raikkonen might just park the car and take it easy on Sunday. After all, what could he really do from 13th place on the grid on a tight and twisty street track like the 23-turn Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore? It was hardly as if he was going to be able to get on the podium from there. Two hours later, not only had Raikkonen gritted his...
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