After getting in all sorts of trouble in the latter part of the first half of the season, Kimi Raikkonen hopes things will run smoothly once racing returns at the European Grand Prix this weekend.
Although the Finn is second in the Drivers' Championship, he struggled in qualifying during several races in Europe while engine woes, an accident with main rival Lewis Hamilton in Canada and a broken exhaust pipe in France also didn't help his cause.
The World Champion believes his willingness to fight to the death is the main reason why he is just five points behind Hamilton in the Standings.
"Again this season shows that you should never give up," he told the official Ferrari website.
"There were some races, where things didn't go well, but for one reason or the other I was able to collect some precious points. My position after Hungary is better than before the race.
"We haven't lost anything, but we need to get better results, consistently. I think that the outcome of the Championship will be very tight, with Ferrari and McLaren very close together in terms of performance and three drivers in a position to win the Title.
"I need to have at least one point more than my competitors after the last race of the season: this is the sole aim, the rest is details."
Raikkonen hopes to make a big impression in Valencia on Friday and keep up the good form right through the weekend.
"We have to start well at Valencia, where it's more important than in other places to drive with continuity from Friday on," he added.
"I hope I'll have a trouble-free weekend to try to set up the car the best way possible, especially for the qualifying lap. The qualifying will be extremely important, although I think that there are some possibilities on the track to overtake.
"If it's hot that will help Ferrari. Like at Montreal you also need a bit of luck and I hope that it will not end for me as it did in Canada.
"We just have to fight until the end and try to win."
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