Raikkonen demands qualifying improvement

Kimi Raikkonen returned to Switzerland after the Bahrain trip and now he has a period of relative calm after a very intensive start to the season. The Finn is tied on points with Alonso and Hamilton at the top of the drivers' table, but feels he could be ahead if he could have got more out of the Ferrari in qualifying.

"We picked up a lot of points, but we could have done even better," Raikkonen said. "We were unable to get as much out of the car as we would have liked. We have to work hard to achieve this and now we must wait for the Barcelona test to see how the new parts we have coming will work."

"The Bahrain weekend was difficult: the car was not quite the way I wanted and we did not do everything perfectly," he added. "I would say it can't be denied that the main problem is in qualifying. Our race pace is good and we can go up against anyone but over the single lap we are not there yet. And if you are not up with the front runners right from the start then you can say goodbye to the chance of winning."

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