Räikkönen: “The real and only problem today was the weather”

Good on his feet during the morning of the first day of winter testing in Barcelona (Spain), Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) did not have the opportunity to improve his best time during the afternoon. The Finn, credited with a time of 1'20''506 on soft compounds, completed a total of 80 laps.

The reason for this less convincing half of the day is the rain as well as the coolness of the track (less than ten degrees). “The real and only problem today was the weather,” summarizes Kimi Räikkönen. My first impressions with the car are OK, but it's still too early to provide any judgment, especially with these conditions. Pirelli tires were not created to “work” at just eight degrees; It wasn’t easy for anyone. Like the others, our job had nothing to do with chasing the clock. judges the one nicknamed “Iceman”, the man of the cold.

“We just rolled around, changing some little things to better understand the car, which does not seem to have any defect. Now you have to try and accumulate more kilometers”, believes the 2007 world champion.

The arrival of the Protective Halo, like Fernando Alonso, did not bother the Ferrari driver in any way. “Compared to the tests undertaken in recent seasons, the Halo has this time been designed as an integrated element in the design of the car. I didn't notice anything different compared to driving without the Halo. »