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Raikkonen was eighth-quickest at the end of a third day of testing at Jerez behind the Toyota of Timo Glock and the world champion is delighted with the way things have gone.

"Overall we're happy with how everything has gone. The first impression is good. There is a good feeling in the car, but we can improve in many areas. There's certainly more to come," he said.

"Although the car already feels good, this is not the final spec. We're getting more new parts, and once we get the final car, it's going to be very good.

"We will obviously have to wait to see what the others are doing, but I think we are already in a good position.

"We've improved on the areas we wanted to from last year, and so far everything is running well. Hopefully we will keep going in that direction.

"As for winning the title again, you never know what is going to happen, but we should have a good package, so at least we'll have a chance."