Raikkonen: Silly Mistake!!!!

Kimi Raikkonen shouldered the majority of the blame for a silly mistake in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. He foolishy chose to rest in the pit lane after he set a time in the initial 20 minutes of the qualifying at the spanish grand prix.

But as Raikkonen sat in the garage after only completing five laps, his name slowly slipped down the timing screens until settling at 16, his worst grid slot since last year's Australian Grand Prix.

Explaining himself, the 2007 world champion who ended Ferrari's points drought with sixth in Bahrain a fortnight ago, said: I thought we were going to get through.

It was a silly mistake because the car was much better here than before. But that's how it goes.

The media can blame me if they want, I don't mind, added the 29-year-old in preparation for the criticism likely to come his way.