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Kimi Raikkonen: 'I had no speed in the straight'

It was a disappointing qualifying session for Scuderia Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen on Saturday, who despite having a good feeling in the SF16-H during Q1, struggled to get the tyres working for the remainder of the session. 'In Q1 the feeling with the car was good, better than in the morning during P3. Then in Q2 it was quite tricky to get the tyres to work consistently and to know where the grip was.' Though the tyres did come back to him briefly during his first run in Q3, the Finn was suddenly down on speed on the straight when it was time for his final lap, an oddity he could not understand. That left the 2007 world champion down the order in sixth place at the chequered flag, not...
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