Raikkonen rues costly driving error
Kimi Raikkonen blamed a driving error for his disappointing result in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix
The Finn will start the race from sixth position, on the dirty side, at a circuit where overtaking is virtually impossible.
World champion Raikkonen is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task ahead of him tomorrow, but he has vowed not to give up.
"I made a mistake on my final flying lap which cost me precious time, and that followed on from not having got a great lap on my previous attempt, which explains why I'm sixth," said Raikkonen.
"Of course I am not happy and, starting from the third row, my race will be an uphill struggle. I will try and make the most of this situation, given that the car today was not that bad.
"We are going through a bit of a difficult time but we mustn't give up: all we need to do is put together all the pieces of the jigsaw and then the results will come to us again."
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