Kimi Raikkonen blames 'stupid' delay on Pirelli's wet tyre

MONZA, Italy -- Kimi Raikkonen called on Pirelli to provide Formula One with better wet-weather tyres after a long and "stupid" qualifying delay.

Qualifying went ahead at the scheduled time (1400 local) despite heavy rain, but was soon halted when Romain Grosjean crashed heavily in Q1. Grosjean later criticised the FIA for allowing the session to begin in those conditions.

With the rain continuing to fall, the delay lasted for over two and a half hours before the rain eased up, allowing the session to resume. Raikkonen thinks the delay was completely unnecessary.

"It was not an easy one, struggling for the grip," Raikkonen said. "First of all waiting for many hours for the stupid rules, in my…