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1. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari 01:23.861 2. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 01:23.931 3. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 01:23.947 4. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 01:23.983

Reigning F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has issued another warning to the two drivers ahead of his in this year's standings: I'm up for the fight!

Ferrari has admitted that it is investigating the possibility that Kimi Raikkonen's retirement from Sunday's European Grand Prix in Valencia was caused by a similar problem to that which ended Felipe Massa's dominance at the Hungaroring three weeks ago.

Two of Ferrari's pit-stops in the inaugural European Grand Prix in Valencia provided talking points after the race, but the team was at least able to quell speculation about the condition of the crew member bowled over by Kimi Raikkonen when his second stop descended into chaos.

Kimi Raikkonen admits that he needs to focus on the final seven races of the Formula One season, but insists that he should not be written out of the world championship battle just yet.

Three-time world champion Niki Lauda has suggested that this year's world title could be fought out between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, unless reigning champion Kimi Raikkonen raises his game quickly.

Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen insists that he is not allowing himself to get too disappointed by his result in the recent British Grand Prix, claiming that potentially his 'most difficult' race could have done greater damage to his hopes of adding a second title.

Kimi Raikkonen's mood has changed from downbeat to optimistic after the Finn had time to reflect on his French Grand Prix, despite having seen a third race win of the year go begging through no fault of his own.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has promised an investigation to determine what happened to provoke the drive-thru' penalty for Kimi Raikkonen that effectively scuppered his Monaco Grand Prix ambitions.

Kimi Raikkonen has apologised to Force India's Adrian Sutil after bringing the young German's Monaco dream crashing down to earth with just a handful of laps to run.