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Mercedes Abu Dhabi form a one-off - Raikkonen

The Mercedes Formula 1 team's dominant pace advantage in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a "one-off", according to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton secured a comfortable one-two for Mercedes with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finishing 19.330s off the pace. Raikkonen was a further 26s adrift and said the race was "boring" and like "endurance racing" because the Yas Marina track requires significant fuel-saving. When asked if he was concerned about the deficit to Mercedes, Raikkonen said: "I don't think so. It's just a one-off race. "Obviously we've seen in some other races that one team is stronger than others. "At the last...
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