SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Kimi Raikkonen said the Ferrari's lack of downforce was the main reason it struggled at the British Grand Prix this weekend.
Raikkonen finished a distant fifth behind both Red Bulls and both Mercedes on Sunday after Ferrari lacked pace all weekend. A large proportion of the Silverstone lap is spent in high-speed corners and Raikkonen said that exposed the car's lack of downforce compared to its rivals.
"Obviously the whole weekend has been difficult and I think this was as good as we could get," he said. "We seem to be missing a little of downforce and in a place like this, with these conditions, it's not easy because of that.
"We need downforce here to be fast, especially with mixed conditions, the wind and everything. You take a big penalty for that but that's how it was here."
Raikkonen is confident the next two races in Hungary and Germany will suit Ferrari better.
"The next circuits are much more normal for us. Downforce will help in any place, it doesn't mater where we go, so that's definitively what we need to be able to challenge in every kind of circuit and beat the Mercedes."