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Raikkonen threatens to stay away
Kimi Raikkonen has threatened not to show up for the final races of this season unless Lotus come through with what they owe him.
It is known that the team has been late in paying Raikkonen so much so that it played a role in the 2007 World Champion's decision to sign with Ferrari.
However, tensions between the driver and his current team appear to be mounting after Raikkonen opted not to pitch for Thursday's media commitments in Abu Dhabi.
And unless Lotus pay him his salary, Raikkonen may sit out the final two races of his Lotus career.
"Yeah, for sure," he told NF1 when asked if he would consider skipping the last two races.
"I enjoy racing and I enjoy driving but there's...
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