Kimi Raikkonen has expressed confidence that Australian GP winners Lotus aren't as far behind the Red Bulls on single-lap pace as last weekend's qualifying session suggested.Although Raikkonen ultimately won the season-opening event last Sunday thanks largely to the fact his Lotus car was kind enough on its tyres to complete one less pitstop than his main rivals, such a success had seemed unlikely after the Finn only qualified on the fourth row with a best lap time which was a massive 1.3s slower than the dominant Red Bulls. Pace over a single lap had proved the team's Achilles heel last season, and was duly a key targeted area for improvement with the new E21, yet the Melbourne result...
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