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Raikkonen and Massa taunt rivals over wins

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  • Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa believe Ferrari can dominate again
  • The Finn says their competitors have been working hard to bridge the gap
  • Massa chasing his third consecutive Turkish Grand Prix victory
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By Glen Scanlon
For CNN
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa have taunted their rivals with talk of another one-two finish at the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on Sunday.

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, left, and Felipe Massa have a lot to smile about after recent victories.

Ferrari dominated in Barcelona with a one-two finish that left Raikkonen top of the drivers' championship table and the team dominating the constructors' race.

Massa is also hunting his third consecutive victory in Turkey after winning there in 2006 and last season.

A confident Raikkonen said Ferrari had not been testing after their Barcelona success, but the same could not be said for the other teams.

"I bet our competitors have worked hard to be prepared as good as possible to beat us at Istanbul, but I'm not worried at all," Raikkonen said.

"I'm convinced Ferrari can be really strong there."

The Finn said the Istanbul circuit was similar to those in Malaysia and Bahrain, where Ferrari had also won.

"That makes us think we'll be competitive over the weekend."

He said Barcelona had been a "perfect week" for the team and they wanted to keep that "rhythm," with the goal another one-two finish.

His team-mate Massa was also feeling very confident.

The Brazilian said the Turkish Grand Prix held special personal significance as it was where -- in 2006 -- he scored his first Formula One win.

"I think we have a good car in the F2008 and I feel it can be quite strong this coming weekend... I want to record a hat-trick of Turkish victories."

Luca Baldisserri, Ferrari's team manager, said they wanted to continue the momentum generated by their three consecutive victories.

He said Raikkonen and Massa would be using cars with the same specifications bar the slotted nose that caused a stir in Barcelona.

"This is because the solution is much more efficient at medium to high downforce levels, whereas Turkey requires less downforce," Baldisserri said.

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"The new nose worked very well but as we said when we gave its race debut in Barcelona, we would only use it at circuits where we deem it will bring us an advantage over a more conventional component."

Baldisserri said previous form indicated the track would suit Ferrari and particularly Massa.

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