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Daniel Ricciardo thinks a pre-race penalty for Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen caused him to have a tough Japanese Grand Prix.
Ricciardo was moved up to fourth on the grid after Raikkonen was handed a penalty for a gearbox change - the move switched Ricciardo to the opposite side of the grid, one that was scattered with damp patches following an overnight rain shower.
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The Red Bull driver thinks that those track conditions hampered his getaway, and as a result, his whole race.
"Kimi's penalty this morning seemed like a great thing and then I saw the right-hand side of the grid and I was wishing I didn't gain that position," Ricciardo told Autosport. "It seemed it was wetter further up the grid and Lewis's launch was terrible, I'm sure he'll say that was down to the still-damp track and that was a bit of a shame and allowed Perez to get us."
"Being stuck behind that slower car at the beginning really shaped the race for us."
Circuit Suzuka - 09 October 2016
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