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Raikkonen: "I need a miracle"

With just four races left in the Formula 1 season reigning champion Kimi Raikkonen is 21 points behind on championship leader Lewis Hamilton and 20 points behind on his team mate Felipe Massa. The Ferrari driver realizes it will take a miracle for him to win the championship again this season.

Speaking about the current situation in the Formula One championship Raikkonen said: "This sport can be really hard to digest. You push, you give it all, but it seems as if won't go in the right direction. It's been a long time without a win for me and even the list of races without points is growing. I crossed the line at Monza without gaining any points. Five times no points in the standings are really a lot: you don't have to be Einstein to understand that this is not the right way to fight for the title. It's not over yet, but now it will take a miracle, like one that makes lightning strike twice.

"At the Italian GP we had the same problem we had a couple of times before. Under certain circumstances, especially with low temperatures and with rain, we've got hardly any grip. And now it seems as if it's going to rain at every outstanding race. We had enough water at Monza already."

"Things are definitely not going my way. Sometimes it happens, but that won't lower my spirit or my determination: nevertheless I want to try to win again this season. On Thursday I'll be at Mugello for the second day of the tests the Team is holding there this week, the last session before the final rush."

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