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Raikkonen: “Awful” first lap masked improved race

Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen says his “awful” run through the first few corners of the Bahrain Grand Prix has served to overshadow what otherwise was a race with a lot of positives. Raikkonen, who qualified more than three tenths down on teammate Sebastian Vettel on Saturday, slipped from fifth on the grid to seventh early on. As Vettel went on to win the grand prix, Raikkonen eventually recovered to fourth – and the Finn says he was happy with the behaviour of his SF70H in the race, even despite the "disappointing" outcome. Raikkonen finished over 22 seconds behind Vettel. "I think the car was working pretty nicely and, to be honest, I expected that. Not much...
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