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Ferrari: Kimi made wrong call

Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has confirmed it was Kimi Raikkonen's call to pit early for intermediate tyres in the British Grand Prix after the Finn's race was wrecked by the decision. In sharp contrast to Mercedes race winner Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who both picked the perfect moment to switch to the wet rubber in the closing stages at Silverstone on lap 43, Raikkonen pitted for intermediates five laps earlier as drizzly rain started to fall. However, Raikkonen's extra laps on the grooved compound when the track wasn't fully wet lost him both track positions and time and he was forced to pit again nine laps later having burnt his intermediates up. The...
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