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Kimi felt more like a rally driver

Kimi Raikkonen admits he felt like he was back in the World Rally Championship (WRC) on Friday instead of competing in Formula 1. The Mexican Grand Prix made its return to F1 on Friday after a 23-year absence, but the Autodrome Hermanos Rodriquez obviously didn't have enough rubber in the first two sessions and a few drops of rain made things even worse. It meant there was a lot of sliding from all the drivers and Raikkonen, who spent a few years in the WRC, says the first two sessions reminded him of his rallying days. 'It was quite a tricky day, the layout of the track is ok but the new surface was very slippery,' the Finn said. 'The cars were sliding around and sometimes you felt more...
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