"It doesn't mean to say he is particularly quicker than the others, it's just you have to take how long they have been involved in the sport as one of the values."
Raikkonen's lack of focus was evident in Valencia where he sped away away from a pit stop before refuelling had finished, bowling over mechanic Pietro Timpini who broke his foot.
But team principal Stefano Domenicali stood by him, saying: "We don't have any doubts about Kimi's performance."