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'Not good enough': Raikkonen disappointed after losing F1 pole
Kimi Raikkonen said his performance in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix was “not good enough” after narrowly missing out on pole position to Ferrari Formula 1 teammate Sebastian Vettel in the final stages of the session. Raikkonen sat on provisional pole after all drivers had completed their first runs in Q3, only for a slow final sector on his second lap to give Vettel the chance to snatch pole away. Vettel grabbed P1 by just 0.087 seconds from Raikkonen, denying the Finn his first pole in China and first since last year’s Monaco Grand Prix. “It was OK, but not good enough. It’s not exactly what I wanted,” Raikkonen said of his display in qualifying. “We’ll go again...
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