Kimi Raikkonen lived up to expectations when he refused to change his customary laconic style after claiming his first Formula One win for more than five years.
But the 39-year-old Finn, who triumphed for the first time in 113 races dating back to the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, could not resist an ultra-dry riposte at the expense of Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.
Sitting in the green pre-podium room after the race, he leaned across to speak to the Briton, who was frustrated in his bid to clinch a fifth title and finished third.
"So, did you win the championship today?" asked the Ferrari man, who will be leaving for Sauber next year.
The delivery was so deadpan that the Mercedes driver was caught off-guard and muttered only a brief response.
It was a classic addition to Raikkonen's collected quotations, a list that included his radio response to a Renault engineer: "Leave me alone, I know what I am doing."
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