Ahead of his 100th race start for Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen has hailed the team as the best in Formula 1 and is adamant that they can win races this year.
Speaking to media at Silverstone, Raikkonen said, "This is my 100th race with Ferrari, it doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s quite a few years. This is the best team in F1, together we won a title in 2007, we had good years and some difficult ones."
In 2009 Raikkonen accepted a large financial package to depart Maranello and make way for Fernando Alonso. After some years in the 'wilderness' the Finn returned to the Italian team in 2014.
Since then he has seen Alonso depart amid tension and grief within the squad, with Sebastian Vettel drafted in to take up the garage spot next door to his and since then the team has stabilised.
Raikkonen revealed, "I’m really happy to be part of Ferrari, the atmosphere is fantastic, we are always pushing each other forward and hopefully we’ll get the team back where it belongs."
During his 2007 F1 championship winning year Raikkonen won the British Grand Prix and thus it is no surprise that he is fond of the iconic venue.
"It’s always nice to come back to Silverstone, this place has a lot of history and I enjoy the circuit," admitted Raikkonen. "The weather can be very tricky but there’s always been very good racing."
"Our approach to the weekend is the same as any other race, from [Friday] we’ll start to go through our program and see where we are. "
"It’s still a long season to go, we’ll face every race trying to maximize the result. We’ll see where we end up at the end of the year but I’m sure we can win races this year, we’ll keep fighting," added Raikkonen who will be seeking his 21st win on the occasion of his 100th grand prix start for Ferrari.
The veteran Finn has not won a race since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, which he won for Lotus, before his second stint as a Ferrari driver.
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