Kimi Raikkonen was among those that made an dash for the pits when the rain set on in the closing stages of the Russian Grand Prix, and the call helped the Alfa Romeo driver seal his P8 finish. From P13 on the grid, Raikkonen progressed into the top-ten during his first stint on the medium tyres. But the Finn's switch to the hard compound predictably pushed him down the order from where he tried to battle his way back into the points, running in the wake of Esteban Ocon's Alpine. Raikkonen felt he was faster than the French but Alfa's top speed deficit versus the Alpine kept him behind. ©AlfaRomeo "We made a good start and gained some positions, and then followed the Alpine most of...
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