"Don't forget we've won four races out of six this season, that's important. Hamilton is leading the championship now, but there is a long, long way to go."
The point was not lost on McLaren chief executive Martin Whitmarsh who is aware that Hamilton's three-point lead in the drivers' title chase can quickly be eradicated.
He said: "We're six races in and we've got to make sure that we're stamping some authority on the championship. The race now is to see who can develop their car at the fastest rate.
"We're not discounting BMW, they're still strong and they're doing a competent job. But Ferrari are going to continue to improve, we're going to continue to improve, and if we improve at a faster rate then we can win."
The McLaren boss also revealed his driver would probably not have finished in Monaco had the race lasted a lap longer.
"Lewis had a puncture on the slowing down lap. We were lucky in that regard," admitted Whitmarsh.
Hamilton now heads the drivers' championship with 38 points, three more than Raikkonen who failed to score in Monaco after two crashes, and four ahead of Massa.
Ferrari lead the constructors' table with 69 points to McLaren's 53.
