Comebacks are always risky, and this one would be no exception.

Raikkonen's story is one of unrealised potential. He walked away from his Formula One career in 2009 with one World Championship, 18 race wins, 16 pole positions and a staggering 35 fastest laps.

To call that a story of unrealised potential speaks volumes of how much talent the Finn actually had at his disposal.

After entering F1 with just 23 car races to his name in 2001, most fans could have picked him out as a future title-winner. He achieved this at last in his first season with Ferrari, 2007, having been let down more times than he'd care to remember by the McLaren he drove from 2002 to 2006.

In this early period of his career he was simply exceptional. He showed an ability at the very least equal to Fernando Alonso, a man still considered one of the world's best drivers and produced performances which marked him out as a man on the path to all-time greatness.

Question marks remained over his somewhat hyperactive private life, but his on-track performance silenced all but the most vociferous critics. 

And then he won his title.  read more