"Third place was the most we could do" Kimi Raikkonen says his McLaren is still not quick enough to challenge for wins in 2006.
The Finn, who is likely to leave the Mercedes-powered outfit at the end of the year, finished third at Silverstone on Sunday and was a pacesetter
at the preceding race on the streets of Monte Carlo.
But he said the British Grand Prix, dominated by Renault's
Fernando Alonso, was more representative of the MP4-21 car's actual pace.
''(And) we weren't quick enough,'' said Raikkonen. ''Third place was the most we could do.
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Part of McLaren's problem in England was a lack of outright top speed, but the 26-year-old - who had even second place stolen by Ferrari's
Michael Schumacher - admitted that the handling of his silver car was also not right.
Raikkonen continued: ''With Michael on new tyres there was no way that I could have kept him behind. The car was pretty hard to drive.
''We've improved it a bit but we are still too slow to fight for wins.
''We could challenge in Monaco but here it's back to reality,'' he said.
Source GMM CAPSIS International
