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Kimi Raikkonen pins Q3 mistake on understeer

Kimi Raikkonen says a surprise bout of understeer was to blame for his mistake on his final push lap during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. Raikkonen had been a contender for the leading positions throughout the session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and occupied third spot after the first runs, while Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel held provisional pole. But Raikkonen drifted wide through Turn 2 at the start of his final effort and abandoned his lap, while improvements from rivals relegated the Finn to fifth on the grid. “On my last try in Q3, I suddenly had a lot of understeer entering Turn 2, I struggled to turn the car round,” said Raikkonen. “At that...
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