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Raikkonen 'lucky' to finish race after late mistake

Other than that first lap 'difference of opinion' with Esteban Ocon, sharp-eyed fans will have notice that Kimi Raikkonen had pushed his luck already while making his way to the grid when the pitlane opened, the strong winds causing the Finn to almost hit the wall. However, speaking after the race, the Iceman revealed that another late incident - just a couple of laps from the end - almost cost him a hard-fought second. 'On the first lap after the restart on the little kink coming to the last part of the straight I hit the inside wall at full speed,' the Finn revealed. 'I'm pretty lucky that the front wheel didn't go. I was expecting to go off quite fast, but I was lucky. 'I had a lot of...
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