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Kimi Raikkonen says Lewis Hamilton deserves penalty for blocking him

Kimi Raikkonen has called for Lewis Hamilton to be penalised for blocking him during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. Raikkonen had to abort his lap after catching the Mercedes into Turn 2 during the first part of qualifying, and although Raikkonen made it through to Q2 and went on to qualify seventh, he believes Hamilton's actions were worthy of a penalty. 'He blocked me, as simple as that! How can it be so difficult to move out of the way for people? And then there’s radios and for sure every team is telling which drivers are going fast or not,' the Finn said after the session. Hamilton attempted to get out of Raikkonen's way by running off-track, but the Alfa Romeo...
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