Raikkonen eager to exploit pace of McLaren.

McLaren-Mercedes driver, Kimi Raikkonen is feeling upbeat in the build-up to this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

Furthermore while he retired last time out at Imola, the Finn will take strength from the performance of the MP4-20, which put him on pole for the San Marino GP - and until the driveshaft failure had him well placed in the race.

"After the disappointing end to the last race in San Marino, I am really keen to get back on track and exploit the pace of the MP4-20," he said.

"We had a positive test last week in Jerez so I'm looking forward to the weekend. The Circuit de Cataluyna does see exciting racing, but because of all the quick corners overtaking is quite difficult.

"You can slipstream down the long start-finish straight and pass under braking into turn one, but it is a very tight turn. The fast corners also play an important role in our tyre choice with Michelin, as they create massive loading and you can have high levels of wear, in particular on the front left."

Mercedes boss, Norbert Haug is also expecting a good result, following a positive test last week.

"In preparation for the Spanish Grand Prix, Kimi and Pedro [de la Rosa] had two very positive test days at Jerez last week where they covered more than 1,700 kilometres in total," he added.

"The Barcelona circuit with its long main straight, long and sweeping corners as well as sharp and tight ones is probably the most demanding of all tracks in terms of a car's aerodynamic efficiency. It is also demanding for the tyres.

"Barcelona is the track where Formula One is doing most of its testing, so everybody knows the circuit very well and has got a lot of data available. The Barcelona race track will therefore be a good indicator of where everybody stands in terms of competitiveness."