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'I was playing around with the switches' - Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen hit the wall at the end of Q2 Sutton Images Enlarge Kimi Raikkonen said his crash during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix was on a slowing down lap and caught him by surprise, but that there was no major.damage to his Ferrari. Raikkonen hit the wall coming out of Turn 3 at the end of Q2 in the rain, and will begin Sunday's race from 11th position. But he played down the incident, and believes his grid position reflects his competitiveness at the moment. "I was just playing around with the switches or something and got a little bit of wheelspin and touched the wall," Raikkonen said. "It was just one mistake. I just got a little bit of wheelspin. I...
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