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Raikkonen plays down tyre advantage

 XPB Images Kimi Raikkonen says he doesn't have an obvious tyre advantage for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after qualifying in third place. The Finn was the only driver to make it through Q1 using the soft compound tyre, suggesting he is happier on that compound which is likely to be the main tyre in Sunday's race. However, Raikkonen played down any potential advantage, saying he was simply struggling on the supersoft tyres. "I don’t think it’s going to be any easier," Raikkonen said. "In qualifying the supersoft was looking good and yesterday and this morning it wasn’t ideal and I couldn’t get a lap together with those, but then qualifying in was fine again....
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