Raikkonen seeks third time lucky

McLaren make their 600th Formula One start this weekend and, in front of Mercedes’ home crowd, they need to mark the occasion with a return to form.

The silver cars started the season as the most likely team to relieve Renault of their world championships, having pushed hard in 2005. But Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya have remained firmly in Fernando Alonso’s shadow.