The German surged from 11th to the lead leaving his Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello, who finished second, almost 24 seconds adrift. “When I went off because of the rain, I could see the barrier coming and I thought it was over. A 23-year-old Kimi Raikkonen took full advantage of an uncharacteristic and spectacular first-lap blunder by Michael Schumacher to claim his first Formula One victory in his McLaren. “No, no,” he cried as flames appeared and 25 world championship points disappeared in a puff of smoke. Red Bull’s Ricciardo didn’t care, as he celebrated with a podium “shoey” – drinking champagne from his driving boot.

Source: New Strait Times September 27, 2017 04:30 UTC