Ferrari's F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen of
Finland steers through a curve during a training session at the Ricardo
Tormo race track near Valencia, January 30, 2007.[Reuters]
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Kimi Raikkonen drove Ferrari's 2007 car for the first time on Tuesday while
his replacement at McLaren, double champion Fernando Alonso, set the pace in
Formula One testing at Valencia.
A Ferrari spokesman said the Finn completed 47 laps, concentrating on
development work after a rainy start to the day limited track time at the
eastern Spanish circuit.
Raikkonen was the second fastest on the timesheets with a lap of one minute
13.529 compared to Alonso's best of 1:12.563.
Alonso stopped on the track with five minutes remaining of the session after
what the Mercedes-powered team said was a minor oil leak.
Tuesday's test was the first at which all of the top teams were testing their
new cars at the same time. Brazilian test driver Nelson Piquet junior was third
fastest for world champions Renault in 1:13.550.
Renault decided to extend their test for an extra day due to the poor weather
conditions.
"It was pretty frustrating today, waiting for the track conditions to
improve," said Italian Giancarlo Fisichella. "We basically lost a day's work."
Compatriot Jarno Trulli had his first taste of the new Toyota TF107. "It is
still too early to judge but my first impressions were positive," he said.