After qualifying second for the Russian Grand Prix behind Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen believes he had the potential to take his first pole position since the French Grand Prix in 2008.
Raikkonen missed out on pole by 0.059s after failing to improve on his second attempt at a quick lap in the final stage of qualifying. He later explained that traffic on his out lap had interrupted the all-important warm-up lap on his way out of the pits and as a result he did not condition the tyres as he would have liked for his second attempt.