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Gary Anderson: Why would any team call its driver in early?

Former Formula 1 designer Gary Andersen believes that Kimi Raikkonen was simply not quick enough when it mattered during the Monaco Grand Prix, but at the same time questions why Ferrari made the Finn pit so early in the race. Raikkonen led the race early on from pole position, with Vettel keeping him in sight. On lap 34, after Red Bull pitted Max Verstappen and Mercedes boxed Valtteri Bottas, Ferrari called in Raikkonen. This gave Vettel clear air, he seized the opportunity to set a flurry of very fast laps and by the time he pitted on lap 39 he emerged ahead of his teammate, where he remained to claim victory and Raikkonen forced to settle for second place. Andersen, now a pundit, wrote...
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