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Raikkonen says final corner cost him pole
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen believes a slow final corner cost him pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. Both Raikkonen and teammate Sebastian Vettel struggled for traction at the last chicane, and the Finn ended up third on the grid, 0.166s behind pole-sitter Nico Rosberg. Raikkonen reckons he lost two tenths at the chicane, and with that his chance of his first pole since 2008. "I went wide on the first try so it was not ideal," said Raikkonen. "The second run was pretty good but comparing to my Q2 lap I lost two tenths in the chicane. "Pole position was there so it's a bit disappointing. It would have been nice to get it. "Tomorrow is the race, and if we...
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