Kimi - definitely not my year

Raikkonen: sad about the situation

Once again we had the right speed at Singapore, but not when it was really necessary. The fastest race laps aren't worth anything, if you don't combine them with the situation when they really count.

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After once again failing to score points on a Sunday, never mind claim the win, Kimi Raikkonen has conceded that his title is lost.

The reigning World Champion has failed to score a single point in the last four grands prix while his last race win was back in April in Spain.

His disappointing run of form has seen the Finn all but mathematically drop out of this year's Championship race, trailing Lewis Hamilton by 27 points with only 30 to play for.

"It's difficult to find the right words: racing at night or during the day, this is definitely not my year," he said just days after his latest retirement which came on Sunday in Singapore when he crashed out of the inaugural F1 night race.

"I hit the wall when there were just a couple of laps left. True, I wasn't racing for the win, but for some very important points for the team; and then it ended like at Spa, with another DNF.

"It seems as if the more we try to improve the situation the less we get in the end. At this point I can just hope for a weekend where everything goes in the right direction.

"Once again we had the right speed at Singapore, but not when it was really necessary. The fastest race laps aren't worth anything, if you don't combine them with the situation when they really count.

Dark period

"Obviously I'm really sad about this situation. I can't explain this dark period and there's nothing I can do to change what happened. We have to look ahead, to the last three races."

The Finn's lack of points has also been largely responsible for Ferrari losing the lead in the Constructors' Championship. The Scuderia trail McLaren by one point after both Raikkonen and Felipe Massa failed to bag points in Singapore.

Raikkonen, though, is determined to make it up to the team by ending the season on a high note - and nothing is higher than winning.

"We know that we've got what it takes to fight for victory in the last three GPs," he said.

"Let's hope that I'll finally have a smooth weekend, from Friday to Sunday evening."