Singapore was as dark a weekend as the night race itself for Raikkonen, crashing into the wall late on claiming his fourth successive non-points finish, putting his title defence even further into the shadows.
Kimi does have something to Celebrate.
He is now assured of the DHL prize for the most fastest laps in a season, equalling Michael Schumacher's record of ten over the course of a Formula One calendar.
A prize I am sure is little consolation to Kimi but this itself poses a question, where is his consistency?
The fact that Kimi can record the fastest laps at most grand prix proves that he has the ability to be the fastest and most successful driver on the grid, but the fact is he is not, not at the moment anyway.
The Cars there but the Results are not.
This season Raikkonen has had the car to win the championship, but yet due to errors by both the team and himself, only his teammate Massa finds himself in with a chance of the title.
Raikkonen has seemed half the driver of last year, the driver who last year made the late surge to snatch the title off both Mclaren drivers, the driver who could not stop winning and looked unbeatable towards the end of last season.
But instead of building on his first title, a title everyone knew he was capable of, a series of uncharacteristic mistakes have plagued him this season, mistakes you do not see Champions make.
Crashing into Adrian Sutil's Force India car at Monaco was a mistake you would have thought you would have never seen from Raikkonen, ultimately it signalled the start of his crumbing title defence.
Has Raikkonen got that Champions edge?
Raikkonen's attitude has always been questioned ever since he first stepped into Formula one and claims he was ready to retire after this season raise further questions of whether his heart is still in the sport.
Regularly this season Raikkonen has faded out of the early phases of grand prix only to claim the fastest lap and show his electric pace when it is all but over, it is this that must surely frustrate the Ferrari team.
Raikkonen was brought to Ferrari to win the title and to his credit he did at his first attempt, but as a Ferrari driver you have to be something more, something special, something that they can parade as the ultimate combination of man and machine.
Michael Schumacher was the ultimate example of this. He was the master both on and off the track for Ferrari.
Kimi though likes to stay out of the spotlight keeping himself to himself in Finland when he can, a approach not normally associated with Ferrari drivers who mostly love the fame and spotlight brought by driving in the famous Ferrari colours.
Alonso better suited to Ferrari than Raikkonen?
Ferrari however have confirmed that they are going to stick with their current driver line up until at least 2011, a move many did not think would happen with Fernando Alonso's services seemingly up for grabs and desperate for a Ferrari drive.
Whether Kimi Raikkonen will come out of the shadows next season and mount another title challenge will be interesting.
There is no doubt he has the ability and pace to win the title again, but whether he has the desire and ruthlessness of competitors such as Alonso and Hamilton still remains to be seen.
