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Raikkonen to continue championship fight at Spa

Kimi Raikkonen is currently eighteen points behind on Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton. With four races to go in the 2007 F1 season it will be very difficult for the Ferrari driver to challenge the McLaren driver until the final race. Raikkonen won't be giving up that easy though; he will continue to fight for race wins until the end of the season.

Speaking about the current situation in the championship standings Kimi Raikkonen said: "Despite being behind in the championship Kimi does not want to give up: "We will fight as long as arithmetic allows us to. We can't leave anything undone."

The next race will be held at Spa-Francorchamps. Speaking about the upcoming Grand Prix weekend Raikkonen said: "We had a good test at Spa-Francorchamps last July and I'm 100 percent fit in terms of physical fitness: after the race I took some painkillers and I relaxed a bit. The next one is my preferred circuit. It's a wonderful place I always l loved to race there and I like the latest modifications of the track. There are some very fast and challenging corners, where we could exploit some of the qualities of the F2007. We'll give it everything to win: I've been twice on the central step of the podium here at the last two races and I want to get back there next Sunday!"

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