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Raikkonen claimed pole, fastest lap and the race win at the Spanish Grand Prix, spearheading a Ferrari one-two with team-mate Felipe Massa a close second.

The reigning world champion was understandably content as he said: "It would be hard to do better than this. Saturday pole, then the win, rounded off with a second place for Felipe. We are leading both championships, which I am happy about, so the whole weekend went well and we managed to get the result we came for."

The Finn's second win of the season and 17th of his career leaves him nine points clear of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship, while Ferrari are 12 points clear in the constructors' table.

Despite their lofty position in both championships, Raikkonen knows Ferrari cannot rest on their laurels.

"It doesn't change anything. It's good to have these points, but there is a long way to go," added Raikkonen.

"You have one bad race and it's all gone. There's a little safety in it if you end up not finishing one race because it's not totally disastrous afterwards.

"We just need to try to keep it going, and improve the gap."

Raikkonen won by just over three seconds from team-mate Massa and was just four clear of Hamilton, but claimed he was not worried about being caught towards the end of the race.

He said: "We didn't want to push, there's no point risking anything or using your engine any more than you need to. In the last part of the races you don't see anyone's true speed, they always slow down if they can."