Raikkonen in slow start to title defence

By Julian Linden

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen made a forgettable start to his world title defence when a fuel pump problem ruined his chances of securing pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The Finn will start Sunday's race from the unfamiliar place of 15th on the grid after his Ferrari broke down at the end of Saturday's first qualifying session at Albert Park.

He would have been 16th but Toyota's ninth-placed German Timo Glock collected two five place penalties, one for an unscheduled gearbox change and the other for impeding a driver, and dropped to 19th.

"Clearly I am disappointed," Raikkonen told reporters.

"I had a problem with the electronic fuel pump which forced me to stop near the pit lane and so it was impossible for me to get back to the garage to try and fix the problem.

"These things happen but it's definitely not the best way to start the season.

"Now we must try to do our best to pick up some points tomorrow because it is important to score something in every race."

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali said the team's mechanics were still trying to discover exactly what caused the breakdown.