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Raikkonen brushes off strategic error as pressure mounts

Kimi Raikkonen says it was his decision to take a punt on pitting earlier than most for intermediate tyres in the British Grand Prix, as he lost out on a potential top five challenge with an eighth place result. In a race that saw Ferrari comfortably out-performed by Mercedes and Williams, Raikkonen spent the opening stint bottled up behind the fast-starting Nico Hulkenberg, but was circulating a fairly comfortable fifth ahead of Sebastian Vettel following the pit-stops. However, the onset of rain would see Raikkonen endure a brief off-track moment, allowing Vettel to get through and prompting him to pit for intermediate rubber. The rain, which had been localised over Luffield and Copse,...
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