On that date 11 years ago, McLaren-Mercedes' Kimi Raikkonen comfortably won the 2005 Spanish Grand Prix from pole position. That was the Finn’s first win of the season, which cemented his status as Fernando Alonso’s main rival in that year's title hunt

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