Kimi Raikkonen was happy with his third-place finish at the Turkish Grand Prix after a problematic race weekend.
Finn's Championship lead cut to seven points
After a problematic race weekend in Istanbul, Kimi Raikkonen said he was happy with his third-place finish in the Turkish Grand Prix.
The World Champion got off to a poor start on Friday when he picked up a gearbox problem during practice, Raikkonen also not having the best of it during Saturday's qualifying when he could only set the fourth quickest time.
To compound his problems, the front wing on Raikkonen's Ferrari was damaged when he clipped the back of McLaren Mercedes driver Heikki Kovalainen as the cars entered Turn One on the opening lap at the Istanbul Otodrom.
Nevertheless, Raikkonen managed to secure a podium visit after finishing behind team-mate Felipe Massa and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, his nine-point championship lead heading into the race albeit cut to seven by the latter pair.
"I think it wasn't the best qualifying for me, and maybe our weakest point," Raikkonen said.
"We had a bit more fuel than the others, that is the reason (we were slow) but also the lap was not as good as we wanted. It all started on Friday when we had a problem.
"We had a difficult weekend and I'm happy to be third. I didn't lose too many points. We'll see what we can do in the next few races."
Of his collision with Kovalainen, Raikkonen added: "I didn't have a very good start.
"I got alongside (Kovalainen) under braking and got inside and tried to slow down. He turned in a bit and we touched. I broke the front wing and he got a puncture. It is racing.
"We chose to use the front wing all race as it takes too long to change it. It was difficult weekend but at least we got some points."
