F1: Top Five races of Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari

#1 The Iceman turns on the heat at USA, 2018

F1 Grand Prix of USA

The American Grand Prix of 2018 would finally bring Kimi and fans, what they had so longed for: a win, a finish at the front of the grid.

But once again, Raikkonen would have to work hard for this one. It wasn't always that he had the win for the taking.

His confidence lifted by a grid penalty handed out to Vettel-who had qualified second, behind pole-sitter Hamilton- meant that Kimi would now begin his USA challenge behind Lewis Hamilton.

Right at the start, Raikkonen, ferocious and willing to unleash himself dived down the inside of Lewis, who moved quickly but not quick enough to cut Kimi.

As a result, Raikkonen usurped the faster car, Mercedes, and gained the lead of the opening lap itself.

This was to be a position he wouldn't let go off until the very end.

Eventually, as the Iceman kept his cool and emerged the better driver among the fighting troika that included Max and Hamilton, the F1 fraternity was pleased with seeing one of F1's old-guards return to the place he seemed to belong on a few occasions in the past but just wasn't able to break through.

Not this time though at the Circuit of the Americas, where, according to Sky commentary expert David Croft, "Raikkonen was re-born in the USA!"