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Raikkonen blames Ferrari error for Q1 exit

Kimi Raikkonen blamed his Ferrari team for the mistake that cost him a place in Q2 during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Finn was knocked out in Q1, finishing down in 18th position, after he failed to set a competitive enough time while the track conditions improved in the dying minutes of the session. Raikkonen said after qualifying that the team had sent him out too late and had not informed him of a change in plan in his strategy during his final run. An angry Raikkonen expressed his surprise on the radio after he was informed he had missed the cut, saying "How the f*** is that possible?". "I got certain information from the team and obviously it was...
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