Finntastic Raikkonen’s Turkish delight

KIMI RAIKKONEN claimed a dominant victory for McLaren in the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix yesterday to turn the heat up on championship leader Fernando Alonso.

Finntastic Raikkonen’s Turkish delight

The Finn was a class act as he coolly claimed his fifth win of the year but could only close the gap in the title race by two points after Alonso passed Juan Pablo Montoya on the penultimate lap.

Montoya’s late race troubles meant McLaren missed out on their first one-two finish for more than five years and Alonso’s fortunate second place enabled him to limit the damage to his title campaign.

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