Kimi Raikkonen firmly believes he can end his seven-race victory drought despite another poor qualifying show by his high standards.
Raikkonen starts from fourth on the grid for Sunday's European Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit after being out-qualified by Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa for the eighth time this year.
Massa claimed his fourth pole position of the season, and 13th of his career, after finishing half a second quicker than Raikkonen who has found the one-lap showdown a mystery of late.
The Finn had hoped to crack his qualifying issues, but again finds himself with his championship rivals ahead of him, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton starting from second and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in third.
"Fourth place is not what I was looking for, but it's definitely not the end of the world," insisted Raikkonen, who trails Hamilton by five points in the championship standings.
"I could have been higher up the grid, but on my last run in Q3 I locked the wheels at a few points and lost valuable time.
"It was nothing dramatic, but at this circuit a small error is very costly.
"I still think I can be in the fight for the win, especially if I manage to get a good start.
"We have a good car, which should be especially competitive in the race."
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