Kimi Raikkonen says he should be even more competitive in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after qualifying third in Montreal.
Raikkonen clinched his best qualifying result of the season, finishing behind the dominant Silver Arrows in a session where he was alone flying the Ferrari flag after team-mate Sebastian Vettel was sidelined early on with engine troubles. The Finn put in a consistent performance all afternoon, enduring a strong challenge from Lotus and Valtteri Bottas but ultimately emerging as the best of the rest.
"Overall the weekend has been pretty good," Raikkonen said. "I was a bit disappointed for the team that the other car had some issue but tomorrow is the race, in which we should be a bit stronger. We have to make a good start and go from there and see what comes out. So far it's been okay, not ideal as we want to be up front, but it's better."
Kimi Räikkonen's long runs on soft tyres on Friday demonstrated the Ferrari's competitive race pace, which may just offer the former world champion a chance to give Mercedes a run for its money on Sunday.
"We'll do our best but it's too early to say," tempered the laconic Finn. "Friday was Friday and the race is the race. We should be in a better position to go for the race but let's see what happens."
Click here for Friday's gallery from the Canadian Grand Prix
Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter
