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Raikkonen threatens Lotus walk-out over pay row
ABU DHABI, November 1st, 2013 (F1Plus / AFP) - Unpaid Ferrari-bound Finn Kimi Raikkonen on Friday threatened to walk out on his team Lotus if they cannot sort out their
financial problems. Raikkonen, who joins Ferrari next year, went close to not turning up for this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but instead arrived late and took fifth place in the evening's practice session. The Finn has been at loggerheads with Lotus for several months and last weekend the tension was exposed when he exchanged profanities with them during the Indian Grand Prix. Raikkonen is believed to be owed more than 15 million euros by the team. "I came here only because hopefully...
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