Q & A with Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen: For sure the car has been better, so it is a positive thing. I ran wide in one corner, but apart from that it was okay. We could have been in a better position, but from where we are we can do something.

Q. How is your knee after Friday's accident?

KR: It is okay.

Q. What do you expect from the race?

KR: For sure it is not going to be easy from fourth place, but we need to wait and see how the weather is first of all. It is a long race, so hopefully we can get some more positions. It will be difficult but we will see.

Q. Do you prefer a wet or dry race?

KR: In the wet race there are always more chances but I think the car is pretty good. Let's wait and see.

Q. Are you worried about the engine problems?

KR: No.

Q. Is the pace of the car still troubled by the cold weather?

KR: The car was okay. Like I said I ran off the circuit a bit, which didn't help. But it depends a lot on the fuel loads; there is a big affect if you have more or less fuel. So, probably it is not the ideal conditions for us but it was not so bad.

Q. You have won three times in a row here. How are you feeling for the race?

KR: I feel a bit better. For sure it was not nice, and disappointing, to have made a mistake but that is part of it. At least the car has been better. The car is more like I want, which is a nice thing. I made a small mistake, which hurt a bit. It will be difficult to get positions in the race but the weather can do anything, so we will see what we can do.

Q. Do you feel you have made a bit of progress in setting the car up for qualifying and getting it more to your liking?

KR: Yeah. I am happier with the car now, but the mistake I made didn't help. So we didn't get exactly what we wanted but at least the car feels better.

Q. Do you see the race as your last chance in the championship?

KR: I don't know. There are many races to go and many things can happen. For sure if the guys in front of me in the championship finish in front it doesn't help, but there is a long way to go still.

Q. Looking at the performance of McLaren, do you feel with race pace you have a chance to win this race?

KR: They seemed to be quite fast in qualifying. They were faster than us with no fuel but I don't know how it will be in the race. It is quite often they can get their car working better in these type of conditions, so maybe in the race they will have a similar kind of pace.