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Kimi Raikkonen says that he is not feeling any anger over the Monaco controversy which saw the Finn lose the lead of the race to teammate Sebastian Vettel in the pitstop phase of the Grand Prix.
Raikkonen secured his first pole position since 2008 two weeks ago around the glamorous streets of Monte Carlo. He was leading before Ferrari called him in first, releasing Vettel into clean air and perfecting the overcut.
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"Many things came together at the wrong time," Raikkonen is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport. "But after each race you can find things that could have been done differently. Decisions have to be made quickly and this time they were not 100 per cent ideal for me. There are always mistakes -- it is completely normal."
He also hit back at suggestions that Monaco demonstrated clearly that he is now the 'number 2' driver behind Vettel: "It stays the same. We have our rules: we fight as hard as we can, and when the point in the championship comes when only one of us has a chance of the title, it changes. I have no problem with that."
But when asked if the Monaco situation helped or hindered his quest for a 2018 contract, Raikkonen was coy: "There are always rumours every year. I have no contract for next year. What happened in Monaco has nothing to do with my future. I know what I want for next year, and the people who need to know it know it as well."
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