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Raikkonen determined to break Bahrain duck

On the back of a dominant victory in Malaysia, Kimi Raikkonen heads to Bahrain determined to claim his first ever win at the Sakhir circuit, having finished third on his previous three visits to the desert circuit.

"I have finished third in three successive Grands Prix in Bahrain - time and again something has gone wrong," Raikkonen said. "Sakhir is one of those circuits where I really want to win. Obviously, we should have speed enough to fight for the top place in Bahrain, too. I have a good touch with that circuit and Ferrari has tradionally been strong there."

"I have had some good races in Bahrain, but no win so far," he added. "The testing in February went very well this year and I'm looking forward to racing in Bahrain again and to challenge for the win. Obviously we can improve from the last year. I was not satisfied with the balance then. Now it should be better."

"I have had a very good feeling since winning in Malaysia," Raikkonen went on. "Obviously it feels good to carry on the season. With our car we can expect that we can win in every circuit."

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