Raikkonen fastest returnee opened with tests

 

The "Iceman" also works away from the cold. In the warm spring-like Jerez de la Frontera Kimi Raikkonen has set up the first Formula 1 fastest-2012th About two years after his last race so far in the premier class of motorsport, the 32-year-old Finn saw on Tuesday in the new Lotus E20 at the start of testing in southern Spain soon for clarity.

 

The former world champion pointed in the British Lotus Paul di Resta in the new Force India and the German Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg on the second and third places. The Australian Mark Webber was followed in the new world champion RB8 team Red Bull Racing in fourth place, just ahead of Australian Daniel Ricciardo in Toro Rosso.

"That was a good day of testing," was the satisfied comment from Webber. "I'm pretty fast with the new car handled well. In the morning we had a slight delay because of a car at the airport because of fog had not arrived in time. This time we have lost, but you can not control mother nature just. Anyway, then we have done 54 laps and hope that it will be tomorrow. "

Felipe Massa of Ferrari was allowed to take the maiden voyage. With the F2012, the design of the mighty hump between brutal and ugly may appear, but the Brazilians ended up with just over three seconds behind in ninth place. Ex-world champion Jenson Button lined up in the McLaren, which has as one of the new car an elegantly curved nose with no hump, a rank in front of one.

 

 

 

 

 

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