Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Kimi Raikkonen says he has not been paid any of his salary by Lotus this season and has threatened to skip the final two races of the season in protest.
Speaking after Friday's second practice session of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the former F1 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.
Raikkonen's comments came just hours after Lotus chairman Gerard Lopez has played down the rift between Raikkonen and trackside operations director Alan Permane last Sunday. In blunt terms, Raikkonen was told over the race radio by Permane not to hold up teammate Romain Grosjean.
