The Albert Park circuit has favoured Ferrari in the past, although it promises to be trickier now that traction control and other electronic 'driver aids' have been banned. The champions have shown an impressive turn of speed in pre-season testing.
"It is always nice to get off to a good start," Raikkonen said on his Web site (www.kimiraikkonen.com).
"I know it happened last year but we sort of lost our way after that. It would be nice to be leading the championship with the other drivers playing catch up."
Also see: Schumacher loves Ferrari's new car
Photograph: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland raises his FIA Formula One World Championship trophy during the 2007 world motorsports governing body FIA Prize Giving gala, 07 December 2007 in Monaco/LIONEL CIRONNEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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