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Lack of power still Ferrari's problem - Raikkonen

Sutton Images Enlarge Kimi Raikkonen believes his Ferrari's lack of straight-line speed compared to Mercedes-powered cars let him down at the Russian Grand Prix. Raikkonen started eighth but got blocked out by Daniil Kvyat in the run down to Turn 2 and spent the rest of the race fighting back to ninth place. He said his car was handling well but lacked the speed on the straights to make progress through the field. "I thought that the car was behaving pretty well since Saturday, but it's just the lack of speed that we have in a straight line cost us a lot of lap time," Raikkonen said. "That's the end result and hopefully the next race will suit us a little bit better and for...
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