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Raikkonen blames inconsistent tyres for lack of pace
Kimi Raikkonen says he could not use the full performance of his Ferrari Formula 1 car in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying due to inconsistent tyre behaviour. Raikkonen will start the F1 season finale only fifth, having qualified seven tenths of a second away from polesitter Valtteri Bottas's Mercedes. The sister Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel was over half a second off the pace in third, with Daniel Ricciardo getting ahead of Raikkonen for fourth in the final moments of qualifying. "I think the car was very good but it was tricky to make the tyres work consistently," said Raikkonen. "It was a good feeling with the car but the tyres were some corners very good and then a bit too...
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