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The spin was caused by the engine map – Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen says that the spin, which cost him final podium place in the Canadian GP was caused by the engine maps. He started third and missed out on the podium, spinning at the hairpin. Ferrari changed his strategy from one stop to two. “Obviously something different that has been happening all year basically otherwise I wouldn’t have spun, but this is something that we should know now and probably should have been more smart about it in able to avoid it,' Raikkonen said. 'On our map, there was something – I don’t know how to explain it – but it’s very on the edge, you move the pedal a little bit and you get a massive difference from the torque and there is no way I could...
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