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Boullier: We've apologised to Kimi
Lotus boss Eric Boullier acknowledges they made a mistake in electing not to call Kimi Raikkonen in for fresh tyres when the Safety Car was deployed for a second time during Sunday's British Grand Prix.
While a number of other teams had made the decision to call their drivers in and provide them with fresh tyres, Lotus left Kimi out on the track.
As a result, Raikkonen was powerless to stop his quicker rivals from passing him in the closing laps and he eventually finished down in fifth when a podium place had been on the cards.
Boullier admitted that the team had made the wrong call and that they had apologised to the Finn.
"The outcome of the race wasn't rewarding with the amount of...
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