Raikkonen: Ferrari must keep on pushing

The Finn regained the championship lead with his third place at Sakhir, but he was unable to fight for victory, which went to teammate Felipe Massa.

Raikkonen, now tied in the lead of the championship with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, said Ferrari must keep on working to make sure they remain ahead of their rivals.

"This whole weekend has been quite difficult," said Raikkonen. "Hopefully at the next test we will find something and some parts that improve the situation for me so we can try to start being at the front again.
 
"I think we are going to get more parts for the next step. I am pretty positive it is going to change things a lot. I think they are closer than the first race but Australia is a special race. I think we have the edge on them but we will keep working."

Raikkonen has enjoyed one of his best starts to a Formula One season, having scored 22 points in the first three races, but the Finn admits he wanted more.

"It is better than previous years, but we wanted to have all 30," he admitted. "We are in a good position for three races, but we need to improve our situation and then we are going to have a good season.

"Everyone is very close to each other so it is going to be a difficult season."