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Annoyed Vettel 'not good enough' after losing pole to Raikkonen

Ferrari pulled off a dream front-row lock-out for the Italian Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday. And while Sebastian Vettel was delighted to see the team achieve a 1-2 over their Mercedes rivals, he certainly wasn't happy to miss out on pole for himself. Vettel had topped the first two rounds of qualifying, but when it came to the pole shoot-out he finished up 0.161s slower than his team Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn's lap clocked in at 1:19.119s making for an average speed of 263.587kph - the fastest ever recorded in an official Formula 1 session. "This is great for tomorrow," said Raikkonen, before sounding his traditional note of caution for Sunday's race. "But it's only...
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