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Raikkonen: Japanese GP fight ended by damage in Verstappen hit

Kimi Raikkonen says damage sustained in his opening-lap clash with Max Verstappen effectively ended his charge with an unbalanced Ferrari car which saw him fade to an underwhelming fifth place at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Finn had been attacking Verstappen on the first lap when the Red Bull driver locked up and ran wide at the final chicane before cutting over the exit kerb which sent him into the side of Raikkonen. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Verstappen was slapped with a five-second time penalty for the incident while Raikkonen endured the rest of the race with a damage left sidepod which he felt restrained his pace which duly saw him drop behind the other Red Bull of Daniel...
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