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Kimi
Raikkonen is unsure how strong his Ferrari team will be at this
weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix following a dismal season opener in
Australia.
"I
don't know. It is too early to say," Raikkonen told reporters
about what to expect from Ferrari this weekend. The Finn, whose
team were hindered by mechanical problems in Melbourne, believes
they should be fine as long as they manage to avoid trouble.
"We
will see tomorrow how the car runs, how everything goes, but as
long as we get everything working well we should be okay. I don't
think that there will be issues as long as things go well,"
he added. "I think we have the speed and as long as
everything works well we should be okay. I don't think last year
was best for us, but we also didn't get the best out of the car.
We will see how it goes. We will wait and see how it is, we need
to see how strong we can be tomorrow and I think then we will have
a much clearer picture.
"Both
Raikkonen and teammate Felipe Massa retired from the Australian
Grand Prix due to engine failures, and the Finn admits it was a
surprise for the team. "I wasn't worried, but I suppose we
were not happy with what happened," he added. "We knew
from the winter that we could be fast, and we didn't have any
major issues, but when we came to the first race we had two
failures with the engine - which wasn't exactly what we were
expecting. It is a long season and like I said, if we get
everything running well, we should be up there. I am not packing,
nobody is panicking, but we want better results than the first
race."
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