Team McLaren Mercedes F1 Race October 9, 2006
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F1 Japan: Kimi Räikkönen Fifth
Suzuka, Oct 08, 2006
The start: The tyre compound selected by the team and drivers proved to be not ideal and did not have enough grip in qualifying. Therefore, Kimi and Pedro qualified 11th and 13th respectively. Kimi improved to ninth during the first lap and Pedro was 14th at the end of the opening lap.
The race: Both cars carried a heavy fuel load for a long first stint. Pedro was running in 12th position when he made his first refuelling stop at the end of lap 20 (7.5sec) and lost one place when he …