Kimi Raikkonen's cult status is pinned on moments such as in Malaysia in 2009, when he was pictured eating an ice cream during a red flag period. The race itself had not been a good one for him, with Raikkonen attempting to pre-empt heavy rain - understandably judging by this picture - with an early switch to full wet tyres. It didn't arrive as early as expected, and once a torrential downpour caused the race to be stopped, Raikkonen was outside the points. Jenson Button was classified as the winner for Brawn, but only half points were awarded.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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