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Räikkönen philosophical about retirement

Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen refused to be too downbeat despite suffering his first retirement with the outfit during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The Finn, whose 28-race run of points finishes also comes to an end, was attempting to pull off a move on Ferrari rival Felipe Massa at the final chicane when his brakes failed, forcing him to return to the pits and abandon his E21 machine after 25 laps. Kimi Räikkönen"I had a brake failure so there was really no point in trying to continue," said Räikkönen. "There wasn't enough space into the first corner where I went over the kerb and lost some time, but after that I was pushing as hard as I could. There...
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