Testing at the Barcelona circuit 17th April 2008
Circuit: Catalunya Circuit – 4.655 km
Driver: Kimi Raikkonen
Car: F2008
Weather: air temperature 11/18 °C, track temper ature
14/24 °C. Overcast with rain at times, and the occasional
burst of sunshine in the afternoon.
The Formula 1 testing at the Catalunya Circuit came to a
wet end. The final day was affected by bad weather, with rain
upsetting proceedings for large parts of the session.
Kimi Raikkonen was the third and final Scuderia Ferrari
Marlboro driver to take part in this test session and he was
only able to complete a few laps, most of them in the wet.
Only in the final hour was it possible to fit dry weather
tyres. The day in figures is as follows: 33 laps, the quickest
in a time of 1.23.619.
The Scuderia’s preparations for the Spanish Grand Prix,
which will be held at this circuit on the forthcoming 27th
April, continues therefore at Maranello with the analysis
of all the data gathered at this test and with the shakedown
of the two cars that Felipe and Kimi will use, taking place
at the Fiorano Track on Wednesday 23rd April.
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