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Raikkonen not concerned about Ferrari pace drop for 2018

Kimi Raikkonen says he has no concerns about Ferrari losing a performance jump to Mercedes after the Italian manufacturer were thoroughly off the pace at the 2017 Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi. The Finnish driver finished the 55-lap race in fourth place but 45 seconds off winner Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes – and an eye-catching 26 seconds behind Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel – at the Yas Marina circuit having been forced into fuel saving for the second half of the race which hampered his outright performance. Raikkonen has shrugged off the Ferrari problems by claiming it was track-specific, combined with his fuel saving issues, and has faith the Italian manufacturer...
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