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Raikkonen bemoans poor start

Kimi Raikkonen spent a lot of his race fighting with other drivers Getty Images Enlarge Related Links Race: Japanese Grand Prix Kimi Raikkonen said a poor start in the Japanese Grand Prix limited him to fifth place in the race. Starting from ninth place, Raikkonen dropped back to 11th at the start of the race as both Esteban Gutierrez and Sergio Perez making progress. Raikkonen said that being stuck in traffic hurt his pace but once he found more clear air later on he was able to close in on the cars ahead and eventually pass Nico Hulkenberg on the penultimate lap. "I got a really poor start off the line - just wheelspin - and I lost some places," Raikkonen said. "So that...
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