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Struggling Raikkonen hoping for improvement
Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen says a mistake on his hot lap in Q3 cost him a better grid slot for the Korean Grand Prix.
Raikkonen set the slowest time during the top 10 shootout, although he will be promoted one position courtesy of Mark Webber's penalty.
'I made a mistake on my only set of new tyres in the final qualifying session so my lap wasn’t fast enough for a better position, which eventually meant I ended up tenth and will start from ninth position tomorrow,' he said.
'We’ve had a bit of understeer in the car so I’ve struggled a little all weekend. If you look at the long run pace yesterday we should have a stronger race, but obviously we have to see how the weather turns out....
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