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Raikkonen: We need downforce to be fast

Kimi Raikkonen toiled his way to a distant fifth place in the British Grand Prix, claiming that the lack of downforce on the Ferrari is hampering the team as they struggle to keep pace with both Mercedes and Red Bull Speaking to media after the race in which the Maranello outfit were ill at ease, Raikkonen said, 'Obviously the whole weekend has been difficult and I think this was as good as we could get. We seem to be missing a little of downforce and in a place like this, with these conditions, it's not easy because of that. 'We need downforce here to be fast, especially with mixed conditions, the wind and everything. You take a big penalty for that but that's how it was here.'...
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