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Button blames Kimi for disappointing qualy

Jenson Button has blamed Kimi Raikkonen for his failure to make it into Q3 in Korea, saying the Lotus driver held him up. Putting in his final flying lap at the Korean International Circuit, Button came up behind Raikkonen and lost valuable time behind the Finn. The McLaren driver eventually crossed the line with a 1:38.365 which was only good enough for 12th place. "On my fastest lap, I lost a tenth and a half behind Kimi in Turns 11 and 12," Button said. "It's quite frustrating: they're pretty quick corners, and, when you're that close to the car in front, it damages your lap. It's difficult - because most of those corners are blind - but we've all got radios, so we should...
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