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'Result not perfect' - Räikkönen

Kimi Räikkönen has admitted that his Ferrari is not as well-placed as he would have hoped for at Monza but is hoping for the best from third on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix. The KERS-shod Ferrari should be able to pass Adrian Sutil off the line on Sunday although the Finn admits that some problems cannot be rectified.

With Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil sharing the front row, Räikkönen and Kovalainen's all-Finnish presence on Row 2 confirms that three of the four leading cars will be equipped with the power-boosting system.

With the help of KERS, Kimi should outdrag Sutil at the start

"It's not perfect, for sure, but it shows us again that once we put race fuel into the car it is stronger against the others," Räikkönen explained in the press conference after the session. "The car is more difficult in Q2 than it is in Q1 or Q3 but it has been very good all weekend - we do have some issues with it now but, unfortunately, we can't fix them as well as we want to."

The 2007 Champion will be carrying a heavy burden on his shoulders for Sunday, however, as Kimi is the leading Ferrari on the grid for the team's home event. "Overall, with race fuel, the car is running nicely and I'm very happy with it," he added.

"It was one of our best qualifyings of the season and it's a good time to do it because it's our home race and hopefully tomorrow we'll get into a stronger place for the race and fight for top three places."

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