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Raikkonen: We could have got to the end on those tyres

One of the big questions making the rounds in the Singapore paddock, after a mundane race turned into a thriller late in the night, was if Ferrari panicked late in the race and with it lost a sure podium finish. On lap 45, with Kimi Raikkonen in third and Lewis Hamilton around five seconds adrift, Mercedes triggered Plan-B for their driver which saw the world champion dive into the pits for a set of Pierelli supersofts. Panic was palpable in the Ferrari garage, they fell for the ploy by bringing Raikkonen in and giving him ultrasofts to cover the Hamilton strategy. But it did not work as the Ferrari emerged from the pitlane in fourth as the Silver Arrows flashed by in their where it...
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