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Riled Raikkonen angry with Lotus over lack of pay
In a rare outburst, Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen on Friday criticised the team for not paying his salary this season and threatened to skip the final two races of the season in protest. Speaking after the second practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the former champion said he had to be persuaded to race here and added that he is still upset about a tense exchange with a member of the technical staff at last weekend's Indian GP. 'Sometimes it is not very nice when you hear that you are not really a team player, and you don't have the interests of the team (at heart) -- but you have been paid zero euro(s) the whole year,' said Raikkonen, who is usually reluctant to speak to media....
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