F1 | Kimi mocked at the last minute by Ricciardo, will start 5th: "Qualifying far from ideal"

Fooled at the last minute by Daniel Ricciardo, who stole fourth place from him, Kimi Raikkonen did not shine in qualifying Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he conquered the fifth place more than 7 tenths from the leader Valtteri Bottas. As the Finn is often used to, not many words of comment at the end of the session but only disappointment for a performance not at the level shown in free practice.

La Ferrari, perhaps she was in a bit of difficulty given the lower temperatures than expected, but Raikkonen didn't want to give much weight to this small difficulty: “The temperatures were the same for everyone and I don't think they had that much of an impact. I didn't have high expectations for qualifying at the beginning, so I can't be surprised, even if qualifying is far from ideal. We'll see how the race goes tomorrow, it certainly won't be easy. Today I struggled to get the tires going, one lap they went, then they went back and it was a bit like guessing, it wasn't easy at all,” he commented disappointed.

Fabiola Granier