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Raikkonen: Lotus haven't paid
Kimi Raikkonen admits he decided to leave Lotus because the Formula One team had not been paying him.
Last week it was confirmed that the 2007 World Champion would return to Ferrari next season after two years with Lotus.
The announcement came after weeks of speculation in which Lotus maintained several times that they would do all they could to retain the Finn.
However, in the end, the team's failure to pay his salary on time was the deciding factor for the 33-year-old.
"The reasons why I left are purely on the money side and I haven't got my salary," he said. "It's unfortunate."
He added: "I never had a bad feeling with them I knew my contract would end at the...
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