Raikkonen wants to win in China

Kimi Raikkonen has only three races left to win a race for McLaren this season. The Finn will join Ferrari next season after having one of his most difficult seasons in his F1 career. In China he hopes to race for the win.
Raikkonen finished six times on the podium this season, but the highest step was often one step too far. In the first two races organised in China he finished second and third, so this season he is hoping for a race win. Looking ahead of this weekend's race Raikkonen said: "So far in China I have finished in third and second and my aim for this year is to take the top step of the podium with Team McLaren Mercedes!" Speaking about the track in China he looked ahead saying: "The Shanghai track is great to drive; it is quite wide so can be good for overtaking in places. You do need good mechanical grip for the slower corners, this is really important for turn 13 as it exits out onto the long back straight, that is over one kilometre, so having good speed as you leave the corner is vital. The final hairpin, turn 14, at the end of the back straight is probably the most obvious overtaking opportunity. You can get into a slipstream, as speeds reach nearly 330km/h, and the go for position under braking as you drop down to around 85km/h."