Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen is eager to get going this weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix after showing some good pace in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

“In Malaysia, the car was more or less the same as in Australia, although clearly we learned more from doing a lot of running and of course, the circuit layout in Sepang is different,” said Kimi.

“Those factors make a difference and overall, we were much better in Malaysia, even if not quite where we want to be. Then my race was destroyed, which was not my fault, but that’s how it goes. There are a lot of things to improve in all areas, but we have the right people and all the tools we need to fix those things. It will take time, but we will get there. As for this weekend, if we start well as we did in Malaysia, but then don’t have the problems we had in the race there, we can have a better weekend.”

When asked what’s it like being Alonso’s team mate, he answered in his usual Kimi style saying that he has more important things to concentrate on.

“I don’t know have any real opinion formed yet as I’ve been putting all my effort into sorting out my side of things,” he said.

“If I can do that, then we can get the results we want which is our aim. I haven’t given much thought to Fernando, apart from seeing his lap times and data of course. There’s nothing there I would not have expected.”

He also gave his opinion on what he thinks of Formula 1 in 2014.

“It makes no difference if we like it or not, as we do not make the rules. We cannot change it and it is what it is. Sometimes you end up in areas that you would not choose, but you just have to make the best of it. I don’t see the point in talking about the sound of the cars or whether I like it or not. he said”

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