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Raikkonen not giving up yet
08 September 2008Kimi Raikkonen saw his championship chances dealt an almost certain knock-out blow at Spa Francorchamps after he crashed in wet conditions while lapping Nico Rosberg. However, the Finn refuses to give up, despite falling 19 points behind Hamilton with just five rounds remaining.
"I came here to win and I came close," said Raikkonen who led for most of the race. "In the final laps the track conditions were very critical and unfortunately, I ran wide and when I tried to get back on track, I spun and ended up in the wall. It was a shame because today the car was working really well. I got a good start and managed to pass Felipe on the straight and then overtook Hamilton when he spun at the start of the second lap."
"On the soft tyres, I could run at a good pace, while the final set, the harder ones, was not quite there - definitely not as good in performance terms as those I'd used in the past couple of days - and the balance of the car was not as good as earlier," he added. "The arrival of the rain definitely did not help. In these conditions, if you are in front you have to be more cautious as you don't know how much grip you'll find in each braking area. That's how Hamilton managed to close on me and then happened what you all saw. It's the second race in a row that I've failed to score points. Clearly the championship situation is what it is, but I'm not the sort to give up that easily."
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