F1: Top Five races of Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari

#2 The drive at Monza 2018

It would be remembered for giving Kimi's critics a boner; a community that cannot accept the idea that the oldest man on Formula 1's grid is also the fastest

One of the most spectacular races seen in a long time, the 2018 Italian Grand Prix would be remembered for times to come.

It would be remembered for giving Kimi's critics a boner; a community that cannot accept the idea that the oldest man on Formula 1's grid is also the fastest.

Isn't that right?

By placing his Ferrari right on top in qualifying, Raikkonen delivered a ballsy lap at 1:19:119. In so doing, he got the pole and looked set for his first triumph for Ferrari since 2009 Belgian GP and his first win in over five years.

Eventually, it wasn't to be.

Yet, during the race, Raikkonen the pole-sitter went wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton and the duo would make Monza go wild in regularly outpacing each other.

First, Hamilton would come so close to Raikkonen that he'd all but overtake him around the chicane. Then, five laps later, he'd clinch the lead of the race from the Ferrari driver.

Immediately, one lap later, Raikkonen would emerge in Lewis' side mirrors for Round Two.

This time, he'd pass Lewis on the straights and would hold on valiantly until the final few laps where the Mercedes driver would once again, challenge his authority.

Eventually, as Lewis passed Kimi for one final time and did not budge, Raikkonen's race, it appeared, was spoilt all thanks to the worn-out tyres of his Ferrari.

Yet, in that fascinating P2 at Monza, in front of hundreds and thousands of Tifosi, Raikkonen didn't only claim his 100th podium but also made it memorable having driven the fastest-ever lap the previous day in the history of F1 racing.