MONZA, Italy -- Kimi Raikkonen said he was driving flat out from lights to flag at the Italian Grand Prix and that tyre degradation ultimately cost him a shot at victory.
Raikkonen lost the lead of the race on lap 45 when Lewis Hamilton passed him on the outside of the first corner. The Ferrari driver was struggling with blistering on his left rear tyre at the time after making a relatively early pit stop on lap 20.
His tyre woes were not helped by a series of push laps after his pit stop as he was told to fend off a potential overcut strategy from Hamilton.