Kimi keen to sign new deal with McLaren.

McLaren-Mercedes driver, Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that he will be 'more than happy to stay' with the Woking based squad, when his current contract expires at the end of next year.

Speaking during Thursday's FIA press conference at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the 'ice-man' added though that the team need to work on reliability - no doubt due to the fact he has suffered technical problems in all three of the last events and in Germany last weekend lost the win due to a hydraulics failure.

"I still have a contract for next year and concerning my future, I don't really know what is happening," he told journalists when asked about if he might leave McLaren at the end of 2006.

"I have not made my mind up. Maybe I stay with them, because I am happy with all the people there, even if we have had some difficult times. We need to work in a better way just make sure that the car is very reliable. I think the speed of the car is very good so once we get everything else sorted, I think I will be more than happy to stay."

As for winning the championship this year though, Kimi conceded that things are not looking good, especially now that Fernando Alonso has a 36 point advantage with seven races to go.

"We are slipping away a little bit too much now [in terms of battling with Alonso for the title]," he added. "We still have a chance but I think we have to be realistic, so it is not there without any problems to anyone else..."