Kimi Raikkonen says he was disappointed to finish sixth in the Hungarian Grand Prix after failing to pass Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the closing stages.
The two drivers were involved in a feisty, intense battle in the final laps of the race and at one point they made contact on the run to Turn 2.
The incident damaged Raikkonen’s front wing and the Finnish driver branded Verstappen’s defensive driving as “questionable”, adding he had seen people penalised for much less. Verstappen said he felt the battles were fair.
“Today my car was really good and behaving well, we had the speed, but obviously this is not the easiest place to overtake,” he said.
“Unfortunately, after yesterday’s qualifying, today we were not in a position that would allow us to get the result we deserved, and this is the most disappointing thing.
“Regarding the battle with Max, it’s not for me to decide but I think that his manoeuvres are questionable.
“The first time he started to move on the right and I went left, but he moved back there too, so I had to try and get out of it because I was hitting him hard on the rear and I lost my front wing, which didn’t make it easier to attack again.
“Then later, every time I managed to make a move and I was committed to somewhere he decided to turn afterwards, and at that point I had nowhere to go.
“It’s not my job to determine if he was correct or not, but I have seen people being penalised for much less.
“Today we did our maximum, I’m disappointed because I couldn’t get past Verstappen and go catch the rest.”
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