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Raikkonen shrugs off tyre issues

Kimi Raikkonen says the issues with the soft tyre in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix are nothing new and won't change the approach to Sunday's race. A number of drivers voiced their concerns with the soft tyre after Friday practice, with Felipe Massa saying his Ferrari was completely different on each compound and Lewis Hamilton questioning whether the soft was the right choice by Pirelli. Raikkonen, however, said that the only difference from other race weekends was the difference in lap time gains. "[The soft] seems to have more grip on it so I think some teams improve a lot, some teams not so much," Raikkonen said. "That's how it's been the whole year; some cars...
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