Kimi Raikkonen rues Q3 traffic after missing out on Bahrain pole

Kimi Raikkonen said there was nothing he could do about losing pole position to Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel in Bahrain after hitting traffic in the closing stages of Q3.

Raikkonen, who showed impressive pace during the weekend's three practice sessions, had been ahead after the initial attempts in the top-ten qualifying shootout and had the advantage of being the last man to start his final run. Despite making a small improvement, Vettel found 0.063s more on his own attempt to sneak ahead in the closing seconds.

Reflecting on where he lost time, Raikkonen said he was unable to complete a clean lap when it counted.

"Far from ideal in the last run with the traffic, but what can I do?,"…