Kimi Raikkonen’s much-anticipated comeback to Formula One lasted about ten minutes before he fell out with his Lotus team.
Raikkonen’s default setting is glum and an unreliable car, which had cut into his practice time, had deepened his mood as he stalked into Melbourne’s Albert Park on Saturday morning, drawing boos from the enthusiastic Australian fans as he refused their requests for autographs. Sometimes he is his own worst enemy.
But bad turned to worse when he took his seat in his new car for his first competitive laps in Formula One for two years. So much was expected, which probably meant that the disappointment would be all the greater. Raikkonen, 32, was dumped at the first qualifying session stage, meandering around the track apparently