Kimi Raikkonen insists he has moved on from his disappointing title defence and is ready to fight to reclaim the drivers’ crown in 2009.
After finally winning his maiden championship at the end of his first season at Ferrari, Raikkonen failed to build on that achievement last year and slipped behind team-mate Felipe Massa as he struggled to consistently get the best out of the F2008.
But on the day the team launched its new F60 car, the 29-year-old was keen to look forward to the new campaign – one in which he is expecting Ferrari to adapt well to the major regulation changes.
“Last year was not exactly what I wanted and it’s in the past now and we try this year again,” he said in an interview with Ferrari’s official website.
“Of course it’s a big question mark over how good the car is and who makes the best car because the rules have changed a lot.
“But we are very confident that the car should be very good and we will see in the next few weeks how good it is against the others.
“For sure we will try to win both championships and we will go testing and see how it is and go from there."
While Massa was given the honour of giving the F60 its track bow at Mugello on Monday, Raikkonen was eager to get back to both testing and racing action following the winter break.
“Racing is the most important, most exciting thing for us and it is nice to get back in the car, especially with a new car as it is always good fun,” he said.
“But I’m also waiting for the first race and it will be very, very nice to get back in racing when we start in Melbourne.”
He also gave the thumbs-up to the aesthetics of the new Ferrari, saying: “It looks different because of the new regulations, but I think after looking at it for a little while you get used to it and for me, while it looks different, it looks very good.
“I’m happy to see it running on the circuit to see how it goes.”
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