Kimi Raikkonen says he’s ready to play a supporting role in helping team-mate Sebastian Vettel in the battle for the championship, if he finds himself in a position to do so.
Whilst Raikkonen is 145 points adrift of leader Lewis Hamilton, Vettel is less than two race wins off with a gap of just 49 points following his victory in Singapore and Hamilton’s DNF.
“Obviously we hope to have a good end for the championship for both of us, but obviously I’m not really in the championship,” conceded the Finn.
“If it comes to that [helping Vettel] I’ve no issues with it, I’ve done it before,” he said in reference to Felipe Massa’s close fight for the title in 2008.
“We’re here to fight for Ferrari. Who knows? Time will tell.”
However Raikkonen isn’t ruling out a win for himself in 2015, despite having been in the podium just twice in 13 races.
“Hopefully we can win, that’s the aim always. I wouldn’t be here if I wouldn’t believe that I could win,” he said.
“It hasn’t been an ideal year. I think if it happens this year it happens, if not we try next year again. But obviously the aim is always to do well.”
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