F1 British Grand Prix: Top 5 races of all time at Silverstone

#2 The 2007 British Grand Prix: The "Iceman" keeps his cool to win hearts in England

The Iceman clinched a famous win at the Silverstone in 2007, is that Kimi 'smiling'?

Few drivers are admired as much as the “Iceman” of Ferrari, whose cool, it seems, is melting a bit where past few races are concerned. But that’s normal for Kimi Raikkonen, who, back in 2007 delivered an excellent drive in his maiden season for the Ferrari to elope with a feisty win at the Silverstone.

Back in the day, as the final grid unveiled arguably three of the finest current drivers in Raikkonen, Alonso and Hamilton, the greatest moment would be Kimi’s to savour.

Although the lead belonged to Hamilton, who clinched a great pole and led every lap until Lap 16, where he’d pit for a fresher set of tyres, Raikkonen would gain command of the track position and turn things into his favour, thereafter.

As Hamilton, rejoined the grid on fifth, having pitted, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, who was hitherto trailing the Briton by under a second at the start, would dominate at the front.

Suddenly, by Lap 19, as Raikkonen made his scheduled pit stop, he’d emerge ahead of Hamilton’s McLaren-Mercedes but would be defied by the Briton’s teammate, Fernando Alonso.

The race would soon embrace another change of leadership up in the front. By Lap 22, as Alonso pitted, Raikkonen would dive ahead and occupy the very front of the grid, benefitting largely from the traffic that disallowed the Spaniard to challenge the Finn despite having a fresher set of tyres amid waning temperatures and rising track temperatures.

Kimi, icy cool in his defensive manoeuvres, would gain over Alonso, who’d lose several seconds of time in beating the back-markers.

Holding the better of Alonso and Hamilton, Raikkonen would win a classic 2007 British Grand Prix to assert strength in a season he’d ultimately bag.