Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari will find it difficult to score another podium finish this season after halting development on their car.
But Finn says Ferrari "have to try to give our best"
Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari's decision to halt development on this year's F60 car in order to concentrate on their 2010 chassis will leave them struggling to achieve another podium finish this season.
The Finn claimed his first victory in 16 months at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix having previously demonstrated the Scuderia's resurgence following a difficult start to the season with second and third-place finishes in Hungary and Valencia.
However, with five races, including next weekend's Italian Grand Prix, remaining this season, Raikkonen fears his string of good results may be as good as it gets for the team in light of their decision to freeze development.
"I'll give my best to gain as many points as possible in the remaining GPs," he told the official Ferrari website. "It won't be easy, because the other teams will show up with further developments, while we 'froze' the F60, concentrating on the project for 2010.
"We have to try to give our best with what we have, trying to fight for a place on the podium. We're very happy for our fans, who finally had a reason to celebrate. There's no better way to arrive in Monza. I know that I'm repeating myself, but I want to say it again: it won't be easy, but we'll give our best to be on the podium again."
Meanwhile, the 2007 world champion attributed his success at Spa-Francorchamps to an excellent start after qualifying sixth on the grid.
Raikkonen climbed to second place behind Giancarlo Fisichella on lap one before passing the Italian's Force India on a re-start following the introduction of the safety car.
"I knew that the start would be crucial," he said. "[Rubens] Barrichello had a very slow start, which didn't help me, but I managed to come out of the Source in third position and I was right behind [Robert] Kubica at the Eau Rouge. Then I overtook him, but I took the first right-hand corner after the main straight too wide, holding second position. Then the Safety Car helped us.
"At the restart we knew that it would be crucial to keep the tyres and the brakes at the right temperature to attack Fisichella while exploiting the KERS.
"There was a moment when we were really close to colliding during the overtaking manoeuvre, but I could hold my line on the track. Once I had passed him and I was in the lead I knew that the main part had been done.
"We had more or less the same fuel loads and although he was very fast there weren't any possibilities for him to attack me. Maybe it would have been easier if we'd had different types of tyres, but we crossed the line first."
