Boullier positive on Räikkönen's return

After two years of absence F1, the questions were pressing to know the current level of Kimi Räikkönen in the discipline. Testing with the R30 in Valencia continues, but the first day of testing allowed Lotus F1 Team to get a first idea of ​​the 2007 world champion's capabilities. Iceman seems to have responded well to the expectations of his new team, as confirmed Eric Boullier.

“I have to say it turned out to be a very positive day.”, assured the director of the teamenstone. “You can see that the whole team is happy with Kimi’s feedback and he himself seems very happy to be back behind the wheel. He quickly felt the car and it’s good to see him building a strong relationship with the team. It is clear that the R30 has differences compared to the new car but he was still very impatient to take part in his first tests at Jerez. Our team is made up of real competition personnel and Kimi has adapted very well to it. »