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The 'Iceman' returns: Ferrari praises Kimi

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<b>THE ICE MAN RETURNS: </b> Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen (right) celebrates with race-winner Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (centre) on the Bahrain podium. <em>  Image:  AP / Hassan Ammar </em>
<b>THE ICE MAN RETURNS: </b> Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen (right) celebrates with race-winner Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (centre) on the Bahrain podium. <em> Image: AP / Hassan Ammar </em>

MANAMA, Bahrain - Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene welcomed back the Kimi Raikkonen of old on Sunday (April 20) after the 2007 world champion stepped back on the Formula 1 podium in Bahrain after a long absence.

The 'Iceman' took second place in the floodlit race at the desert Sakhir circuit for his first top three finish since he grabbed second place Lotus in South Korea in October 2013.

It was also his first podium finish for Ferrari since 2009...the final year of his first stint at Maranello. He returned in 2014.

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