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YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari has to be happy with fourth on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid despite being pipped to third late in Q3. Raikkonen was third after the initial runs in Q3, but was relegated one position by Daniel Ricciardo in the closing seconds as the Red Bull driver crossed 0.015s quicker. Though he dropped a position on the second row, Raikkonen is focusing on the positives from a much-improved weekend for the Italian team. "We had it for a while and the last lap was pretty OK but was nothing like very good," Raikkonen said. "So the difference was very small so for sure that amount you can find in one braking here or there, but if you get sideways you lose that easily. It was there but this is what we've got so we've got to be happy with that. The car has been behaving well, it's not an easy place to do a good lap so it's not ideal but we tried at least." Red Bull has looked strong in the the tight and twisty final sector this weekend. When asked if the final sector was a problem for Ferrari, he replied: "No. I think it's been as good as the other sectors in feeling wise, but obviously I don't know, I haven't seen the times. "I think we did a pretty decent job, obviously not enough to be at the front but I think it was very close between third and fourth place. That little difference for sure it could have been a bit better here or there so I think it was a pretty OK two laps but not perfect. But this is what we've got today." Ricciardo will line up in front of Raikkonen with the super-soft tyre on, giving the Ferrari's ultra-soft tyre a potential advantage off the ling thanks to extra grip. However, Raikkonen is unsure whether it will make a huge difference given the short run to Turn 1. "It's hard to say. I don't think there's an awful lot of difference between those two tyres but who knows? I think it's more important to make a good start, obviously there should be a small difference but like you said the distance is very short so we should try to make a good start and go from there."
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