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Raikkonen believes tyre temperature change drop cost him places

Alfa Romeo Racing driver Kimi Raikkonen believes the change in tyre temperature during the race, meant he didn't finish as high as he would have liked in the Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen finished ninth in Shanghai, behind Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo. But the Finn believes he would have had a chance of passing the duo if he had not lost temperature in his tyres during the final stages of the 1,000th Formula 1 Grand Prix. The former Ferrari driver said that his Alfa Romeo felt strong, race-pace wise, as he pushed through the midfield places following a disappointing qualifying session on Saturday. "Obviously, we at least got a few points and it is better than yesterday, for...
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