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It took a while, but Lotus F1 Team paid Kimi Raikkonen his salary for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
According to El Mundo Deportivo, the Finn's average salary for those two seasons was around $7 million. But the team also owed him some $35 million in bonuses.
Having signed for Ferrari at the end of 2013, Raikkonen skipped the last two races that year. He mentioned a back surgery, but some believed he was simply fed up with the delays.
Now much better off financially, Lotus finished paying the 2007 world champion's earnings, and all is well according to nextgen-auto.com.
"The situation with the creditors is much better compared to last year," confirmed Lotus' executive director Matthew Carter.
"(Raikkonen's salary) was a big part of our debt, but it has been paid in full by now."
According to El Mundo Deportivo, the Finn's average salary for those two seasons was around $7 million. But the team also owed him some $35 million in bonuses.
Having signed for Ferrari at the end of 2013, Raikkonen skipped the last two races that year. He mentioned a back surgery, but some believed he was simply fed up with the delays.
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| Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus E21 (Photo: WRI2) |
Now much better off financially, Lotus finished paying the 2007 world champion's earnings, and all is well according to nextgen-auto.com.
"The situation with the creditors is much better compared to last year," confirmed Lotus' executive director Matthew Carter.
"(Raikkonen's salary) was a big part of our debt, but it has been paid in full by now."