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Winner Räikkönen: We were not the fastest

Belgian Grand Prix winner Kimi Räikkönen has admitted that his Ferrari was not able to match the raw pace of Giancarlo Fisichella's Force India at Spa on Sunday but won the race thanks to its KERS device. The Finn's win brings an end to a sixteen-month losing streak for the 2007 World Champion.

Having last won in Spain last year, Räikkönen's fourth Belgian Grand Prix victory was the first of the season for the Ferrari team. "It hasn't been an easy year for us - we were behind straight away at the first race compared to the top teams," he said. "We made a big step in Barcelona but it hasn't been enough. Getting the win now, it's quite a long since the last one, is perfect - my aim has been to win at least one race."

Räikkönen crosses the finish line to take victory at Spa

Kimi did admit, however, that his success in the Ardennes was no stroll in the park. "For sure, I needed to put in a little bit of effort to get the win," he continued. "We were probably not fastest with lap times but we managed to keep everybody behind - we'll see what we can do in the last part of the season."

The collection of ten points means Räikkönen leapfrogs both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to move up to the top five of the Drivers' Championship.

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