F1 News
Date: 5/March.2012
Returning former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen caused a stir by leading the timesheets during Sunday’s final day of pre-season testing in Catalunya.
Raikkonen’s form completed a perfect recovery for the Lotus team, formerly known as Renault, which had been forced to abandon the previous test completely due to chassis problems.
Modifications to the front-suspension mounting points were duly made in time for Raikkonen and rookie team-mate Romain Grosjean to take part in the final track action before practice begins for the Australian Grand Prix, in Melbourne on March 16.
18-time GP winner Raikkonen, preparing to start his first F1 season since 2009, said:
"Of course, the fastest time at the end of the day looks good but no-one will know how fast any of the cars are until we get to qualifying at Albert Park. All the changes we have made over testing have been improving the car, so we’ll have to see what happens in Melbourne in a couple of weeks’ time. I’m feeling positive."
Raikkonen’s lap time put the Finn on top by 0.22sec from Fernando Alonso, driving for Raikkonen’s former Ferrari team, although on combined times Sauber’s Sergio Perez was an impressive runner-up courtesy of a pace-setting day three time.
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