"I'm trying to figure out something that is impossible to know right now, at least from my side," said Räikkönen, when asked about the timing of his stop.
"It obviously wasn't ideal to end up behind a lapped car, it's something that definitely doesn't help.
"But the end result is what it is, so I have to see, we just finished the race.
"For the team it's good, but not for myself."
Asked if he would consider ignoring instructions in the future, Räikkönen added: "If you don't believe what you've been told, or how we work, it will get very complicated.
"We always try to work as best as we can.
"Today, as a team we wanted a 1-2, which happened, but for myself…
"Like I said, we just finished the race. Who knows? I guess there's some reason for everything that happens in life, but we'll have to see."
"It obviously wasn't ideal to end up behind a lapped car, it's something that definitely doesn't help.
"But the end result is what it is, so I have to see, we just finished the race.
"For the team it's good, but not for myself."
Asked if he would consider ignoring instructions in the future, Räikkönen added: "If you don't believe what you've been told, or how we work, it will get very complicated.
"We always try to work as best as we can.
"Today, as a team we wanted a 1-2, which happened, but for myself…
"Like I said, we just finished the race. Who knows? I guess there's some reason for everything that happens in life, but we'll have to see."
