+ Kimi Raikkonen says that a lack of straight-line speed from his Ferrari cost him a chance of a better finish in the inaugural Russian Grand Prix. Raikkonen came home just ninth in Sochi after a poor start saw him fall behind Sebastian Vettel and both Toro Rossos. The Finn recovered to collect two points, but he admitted that a lack of top speed in comparison to his Renault and Mercedes powered rivals on the many straights of the Sochi Autodrom meant the race was a struggle. “At the start I got a pretty good jump off the line, but then I had to back off with a Toro Rosso coming left more and more and I had nowhere to go and had to back off,” he said. “I lost a lot of places, so after...
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