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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 31 AUGUST 2016 23 RAIKKONEN and Vettel strug- gled for pace in Friday practice but after overnight changes qual- ified third and fourth respective- ly on Saturday at Spa. But Ferrari's race unravelled within a few hundred metres when Vettel, Raikkonen and Max Verstappen made contact as they tried to go through the La Source hairpin three wide. All three had to pit, dropping to the back of the field, with Vettel and Raikkonen nursing damaged cars to sixth and ninth. "What is encouraging is af- ter the accident, both cars - Se- bastian and Kimi - were really damaged, on the f loor and other parts, and even so, the perfor- mance they showed considering these troubles was quite good," said Ferrari's team principal. "The positives we can take is that, despite extensive damage, our car proved fast and resilient throughout. "We turn a page, we look for- ward to Monza with some posi- tive information." When asked if he felt Ferrari's progress was down to the car or the characteristics of Spa, Arriva- bene said: "All the tracks are dif- ferent but I think what is a good sign is the result considering the reaction from our guys on Friday. "Looking at where we were af- ter qualifying, and after Friday where we were struggling, our objective was to have two drivers on the podium. That's my view but we didn't make it." Ferrari lost ground to Red Bull in the battle for second in the constructors' championship and now trails its rival by 22 points. However, despite criticism of the Italian team's deteriorating form, Arrivabene insisted Ferrari remains resilient. "Even if we have some that are trying to depict the different situ- ations, the team is very compact," he said. "We are all united here. We are working all together and looking forward to having a good race in the Italian Grand Prix." Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Fine with high clouds VISIBILITY: Good WIND: Variable mainly Southerly force 2 to 3 SEA: Slight SWELL: Negligible Sea Temp.: 26°C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 31 º C / 23 º C UV INDEX: 8 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Achieving success (10) 8. Person who rides (5) 9. Moray Firth town (5) 10. Cat sound (4) 12. Absence of passion (6) 14. Vegetable (6) 17. Female servant (4) 21. Hog (5) 22. Pale bluish purple (5) 23. Shetland village (10) Down 2. Mammary gland in cows (5) 3. Thin rope (4) 4. Sunrise (3-2) 5. Hard stone (5) 6. Tall and thin (5) 7. Snare (4) 11. Floor covering (3) 13. Upper limb (3) 14. Urns (5) 15. Dirt (5) 16. Standard of perfection (5) 18. Entertain (5) 19. Contest between two persons (4) 20. Little devils (4) d4 exd3 Bxd3# ... Kg6 Qg8# FORMULA 1 Spa dramas masked Ferrari progress Maurizio Arrivabene believes the first-corner incident that scuppered Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel's Belgian Grand Prix masked the progress his Ferrari Formula 1 team has made