Sir Jackie Stewart has praised Kimi Raikkonen for an 'amazing' performance in the Bahrain Grand Prix, arguing that second place for the Lotus driver at the Sakhir circuit showed he can still do a job in F1.

Raikkonen's decision to return to the sport after two years away led some to question whether he still had what it takes to challenge at the front of the F1 field.

However, a stunning performance in Bahrain saw Raikkonen storm through the field from eleventh on the grid to finish second, as Lotus finally lived up to the potential shown during pre-season testing.

“Kimi's performance, in particular, after so many people had doubted whether he could come back and be successful, was amazing. Most people thought he wouldn't have the fitness to do a whole race. A lot of people were making those kind of comments. So to come back and answer them like he did, and in only his fourth race... and he could have won it, it was that close at one point.”

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