Raikkonen not getting carried away

The Finn set the fastest time of the week on the second day of Sepang testing, as Ferrari proved that their F2007 is as quick on the fast flowing circuit as on the tight confines of Albert Park.

But speaking from Malaysia, where Raikkonen has been relaxing ahead of this weekend's race, he made it clear that his focus at the moment is simply on ensuring Ferrari score points every time out.

"We have hardly started the championship but it's already clear that if we want to win the title we have to try to drive always in the points," he said. "The Sepang race track is very difficult and demanding: if not all the components of the package are working perfectly, one cannot be competitive.

"The car is running very well, but as long as we are not on the race track, everybody under the same conditions, you can't tell. As I always say: let's wait and see how it will work out this time."

Raikkonen has admitted that he remains worried about his engine situation, amid fears that his power unit may need to be changed after small problems at the end of the race in Australia.

"There is some concern," admitted Raikkonen. "We had a slight leakage of water during the last part of the race and the team told me to slow down, writing 'Cool' on the sign next to the pitlane, as the radio didn't work because of a problem with a plug.

"The engine has since been checked in the works and they also did some simulations. Now the technicians have the data. Obviously we hope that the engine will make it through the whole weekend and that we don't have to change it before the qualifying, because we want to completely use our chance.

"In case we have to change it, obviously it would be a bit different for us: everything would be much more difficult as we had to start ten positions back regarding the result of the qualifying. Then the aim would be to reach a good result, the best one possible. But in any case we will give it all."