Raikkonen unsure about Ferrari form

"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."