It may be hard to believe, but it is more than a year since Kimi Raikkonen last tasted victory in Formula One.
Everyone thought Raikkonen would dominate the 2008 season after he won the Spanish Grand Prix - his second victory of the year - on April 27. Unfortunately it all went downhill for the Finn from there as he failed to win another race. He eventually finished the season in third place - well adrift of the top two.
His bad luck and poor form seem to have spilled over to this season and he finds himself 12th in the Drivers' Championship with just three points from four races.
Despite the long drought, Raikkonen insists he hasn't lost his "lust for winning".
"It's a bit more than a year ago that I won my last Formula One race," he told the official Ferrari website.
"At Barcelona in 2008 I had my best weekend with Ferrari: pole position, victory and fastest race lap. Since then I came very close several times - I'm thinking of Magny-Cours, Montreal and Spa - but for one reason or the other I could never make it.
"Having said that, a driver never loses the lust for winning and I want to have that feeling again as soon as possible."
Ferrari will be introducing several upgrades to their car for this weekend's race and Raikkonen hopes it will kick-start their campaign.
"I really liked hearing from the team that the new aerodynamic package's first signs are positive. It will be really interesting taking the car out during Friday's free practice sessions.
"We drove on this track back in March this year, but it's always really difficult to understand from the tests who's really strong in the field. Furthermore many cars have changed quite a lot since then. With the new aerodynamic package we'll have more downforce compared to the first four races, but also almost all of the others will show up with some updates. We'll see who has done better work."
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