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Raikkonen blames bad Ferrari strategy for poor qualifying
Kimi Raikkonen has laid the blame for a poor qualifying at the feet of the Ferrari strategists after the Finn could only manage fifth on the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari had seemingly been poised for a front-row lockout but was left struggling as their rivals turned up the pace in the final qualifying session. Both Raikkonen and teammate Sebastian Vettel complained about being dropped into traffic leaving the pitlane, not allowing either driver to prepare their tyres for their qualifying laps. It was something that Vettel asked to be changed ahead of his final run and Raikkonen said cost him a shot at pole. “I think it was trickier than we expected but then this is what...
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