Kimi Raikkonen has said he will only return to Formula 1 in 2011 if he is guaranteed a drive that will allow him to fight for wins and the championship. Ahead of his likely sabbatical in 2010, Raikkonen said that his decision to take a year out came about because he could not agree terms with McLaren over a race deal - and that he will not come back at all if he cannot secure a top-line drive. "I felt McLaren offered the best opportunity to win races and challenge for the drivers' championship and if that would not work the one-year break is the result," he told the official Formula 1 website. "And to be honest, I will only return in 2011 if a competitive drive is available." He added: "I do not want to race just to make up the numbers. That does not interest me. But there's a lot of time until then, so let's wait and see what happens in the months ahead." Raikkonen's manager Steve Robertson said on Thursday that the Finn was ready to consider a Mercedes GP drive if the team could prove it would be competitive in 2010 - although Raikkonen himself has said that there has been no contact yet. "No, I have not held talks with Brawn," he said. "I feel they will run two German drivers next year now that Mercedes are involved."

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