Kimi Räikkönen does not give in to worry

Si Mercedes connects the turns at an infernal pace (another 172 laps yesterday for the duo Nico Rosberg – Lewis Hamilton), Team Since the start of pre-season testing in Barcelona, ​​Ferrari has been experiencing various problems with its 16 SF2016-H. Yesterday, Kimi Räikkönen was forced to dismount in the afternoon, following a problem with the gearbox of the car by Maranello.

The Finn was able to resume his driving session afterwards, but the Scuderia recorded another loss of time in Catalonia, when its main rival accumulated the kilometers. A situation which does not seem to worry him too much.

« It's normal to have some small problems during testing, like the one encountered with the box today, but I'm not worried because we have time to correct it, comments the 2007 World Champion.

That’s what trials are for: learning new things and trying different ones. We always have something to do, of course, but that’s a normal process at this time of year. »

The former Lotus driver and McLaren does not want to stop at the performances recorded during these winter tests, which according to him are not very representative of the state of the forces present. “It’ll be a different story when we’re racing. We'll soon know what happens in Australia, but so far the car is performing well.

I don't know what the others are doing, lap times may vary depending on tires and fuel levels, but we know what we are doing and we are very happy with the way the car handles. I think we have a very good package, time will tell if it performs well enough. »

Sebastian Vettel will take over today at the wheel of the SF16-H. The four-time German world champion still holds the best cumulative performance on the track in Catalonia since last week.

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