F1: Top Five races of Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari

#3 Brazilian Grand Prix 2007

Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix: Race

The 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix would always be remembered for Kimi putting his Ferrari right on top at Interlagos amid hundreds of thousands of thrilled spectators to bag his maiden and thus far, the only world title.

Boy, what a day it was.

Interestingly, Raikkonen's win wasn't assured, to be honest.

It wasn't the race-winner Raikkonen who bagged the pole but his teammate, in the other Ferrari, Felipe Massa who recorded a fantastic 1:111:931 in grabbing the pole.

Raikkonen would begin from a strong third. But there was another issue.

The equally fast and furious McLaren-Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton was just in front, on second.

Then, on race day, there were fireworks.

For the first fifteen laps, the frontrunners continued unchanged. Raikkonen, unflustered that he is might have wondered how was it that he was going to breach past the defences of the two cars in front.

After one scheduled stop, the front pack continued undeterred and unchanged. However, a few laps later, on Lap 43, Raikkonen prepared for the kill.

It was on this lap where Massa, erroneously ran wide at Descida Da Lago and spiralled out of control, bringing Kimi into the picture.

Before the Brazilian pitted on Lap 50, he was ahead of Alonso and Raikkonen. A lap later, the Spaniard would pit and then, one lap later, Kimi would box the lap.

But by the time Lap 54 was in progress, the Iceman emerged right in front, with Massa at least, two seconds behind him. It was here when Raikkonen really put on the pace and secured the fastest lap.

He proved beyond the reach of the others in pursuit. Eventually, he won the title by a margin as scant as one point.