Frenchman produces another strong display as Raikkonen languishes
Sunday 6 October 2013 07:27, UK
Qualifying has been getting "better and better" according to Romain Grosjean, who lines up third on the grid for Sunday's Korean Grand Prix.
His team-mate only made one run in Q3 having already used up his supersoft tyres. "I made a simple mistake and we ended up P10. That's the way it goes," was Raikkonen's frank assessment. The 2007 World Champion said that the change in tyres was causing understeer, which had once again surfaced on Saturday. "On one lap it's been a bit difficult because of the front end. We don't have enough front end; I think we know the reason but anyhow," Raikkonen said. "Since we changed the tyres and it's more like it was last year, for me it was definitely better qualifying with the other tyres. "It was a bit more sharp in the front end. We've got to try and find a way to get it back what we want to be. It seems to have hit us quite hard in qualifying lately but I'm sure we can find something." However, after showing a competitive turn of long-run pace on Friday afternoon, Raikkonen seems confident he can once again make up places. "Obviously it's not ideal but that's how it goes sometimes and we'll try and do a bit better tomorrow," he added.
