Kimi Raikkonen concedes the onus is on him to improve after a disappointing performance in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Raikkonen looked set to challenge for pole position after topping final practice, but was forced to settle fourth on the grid after a scruffy Q3.
The Finn, who last took pole at the 2008 French Grand Prix, admits his Saturday struggles are “nothing new” but put his failure to make the front-row down to a series of minor errors.
“I struggled for whatever reason to put a decent lap, all the corners, together in qualifying,” he said.
“I thought I had a lot of speed but I never really managed to make a good lap out of it. It’s disappointing, OK, it’s fourth place, but being so close it hurts a bit.
“It’s nothing new, tomorrow we try again. The car has been good, but it has been a bit tricky with the conditions, but that’s the same for everybody.
“It’s a bit disappointing doing small mistakes here and there and never really putting a good lap in.”
Having been left trailing in Sebastian Vettel’s wake, Raikkonen confesses that he simply must up his game.
“Drive better… Don’t make those mistakes,” he bluntly replied when asked how he could avoid a repeat in future. “There’s no secret.
“Obviously when you make those mistakes and the conditions are calmer you get away with a lot more. But when you have these conditions and you get it a bit wrong it’s hard to get it back.
“I’m disappointed I didn’t get a better result I’m happy with how we’ve been running. We still suffered a but from that but, apart from that, things have been running smoothly, the car feels good, so it’s up to me to make it better.”
