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Raikkonen says lap to secure P3 was "average"

Kimi Raikkonen labelled the lap that secured him third place on the Brazilian Grand Prix grip as "average". The Finn completed a last-minute flyer to move up to third behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg ahead of tomorrow's penultimate race of the season. The Ferrari driver admitted he had struggled with tyre warm-up during the session, and said his final flying lap was far from perfect. "I struggled all qualifying in a few places and a few corners," said Raikkonen. "To be honest, the last lap was pretty average in my view, but enough to be third. "I struggled in first two corners with tyre warm-up, middle bit not too happy - but it was good....
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