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Raikkonen admits P3 was ‘far from ideal'

Kimi Raikkonen concedes third was the 'best' he could hope for in the Hungarian Grand Prix as Ferrari were out-played by Mercedes. Starting the 70-lap grand prix from third on the grid, Raikkonen fell to fourth as he was overtaken by Sebastian Vettel around the outside of Turn 2. The Finn was the first of the frontrunners to pit, swapping his softs for ultrasofts on lap 15. That forced Valtteri Bottas into a pit stop but, unfortunately for Raikkonen, a 'small piece of rubber in brake inlet' meant his stop was over five seconds and he lost ground to his compatriot. Raikkonen later pitted for a second time, the only driver in the top-five to two-stop and used his fresh tyres to hunt down...
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