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Raikkonen: For me it was racing

Kimi Raikkonen has slapped with a 30 second time penalty for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas in Russia. Determined to claim the final podium position at the Sochi circuit, Raikkonen made a daring lunge on Bottas on the final lap. The move, though, did not pay off as Raikkonen hit the back of the Williams. Bottas was shunted into retirement while Raikkonen limped home in fifth place. That has now become P8 after the stewards deemed him responsible and slapped him with a 30 second penalty. Raikkonen, however, feels it was a racing incident. 'I don't know, for me it was racing,' said the Ferrari driver. 'I tried to pass and unfortunately it ended up like this, but I'm not the...
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