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Raikkonen aiming to race despite back pain
A clearly unwell Kimi Raikkonen said that he still intends to start Sunday's race, despite suffering from pain from a muscle in his lower back that saw him curtail his running in Free practice 3 on Saturday and then slump to 13th place in qualifying, his worst qualifying position since his first race with Lotus in Australia 2012. "Unfortunately today didn't go to plan as the issue with my back meant I couldn't really drive properly this morning, so we didn't get everything done like we wanted in the practice session," said Raikkonen after exiting qualifying in Q2 for the second weekend in succession. "But that is how it goes and we will see what we can do tomorrow. "I...
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