Saturday, March 5, 2016

Raikkonen impressed with the fastest time from the start of testing in Barcelona

The Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen impressed with his performance in today's third day of the second series of pre-season testing in Barcelona. Finn closed the circumference of the track "Catalonia" to 1: 22.765 min., Thus recording the best result since the start of winter training of teams of Formula 1 in Spain.
The achievement of logical Raikkonen came in a simulation of a qualification lap using the new Pirelli tires with ultra-soft mixture. Today Kimi managed to make the first official test of the new safety system called "halo". It was developed by Mercedes-Benz together with the security committee of the FIA ​​and is a three-point Carbon ralbar head over to the pilot. The Brazilian driver of Williams Felipe Massa second. Former teammate Kimi at Ferrari, however, achieved his best time of 01: 23.193 with a hard slick tires. Raikkonen to the most aggressive tires fastest laps joined Nico Hülkenberg third of Force India and Max Verstappen for the team Toro Rosso with fourth time. Mercedes team continue to split test during his two pilots.Today Nico Rosberg was faster than his teammate Lewis Hamilton and record fifth time. The Briton was left with only 11th time, but both pilots champions focused over a long series of laps with the tires medium.

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