From Autosport.com
World champion Kimi Raikkonen reckons Ferrari still need to improve a lot before the start of the season, despite the impressive times set during winter testing.
The Italian squad’s F2008 has been one of the pace-setters in testing since it was unveiled last month, and Raikkonen showed a blistering pace in Bahrain last week, lapping over two seconds quicker than last year’s pole position time.
The Finn believes, however, that there is still room for improvement, although he admits he has been pleased with the performance of the new car so far.
"Testing has been going well. This session has also shown problems – small ones – with the F2008. We wanted to get to know the car better, and so we did," Raikkonen was quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport.
"It’s a good start for the Ferrari. There have already been improvements. Obviously reliability hasn’t come automatically, but two or three laptimes have already been interesting."
He added: "With the new parts the performance will further improve. We’ve improved in many areas here, now we look forward to the new aerodynamics we’ll try out in the Montmelo test. There we will go against our rivals and we’ll know where we stand.
"Obviously we still need to improve a lot, but for me it’s easier now compared to 2007. And the car has had a good beginning too.
"The decisive step is the next test. And then Melbourne, because only at the first GP we’ll know how the teams compare."
The team’s technical director Aldo Costa was also happy with the Bahrain test, although he was sorry about the problems that hit their cars on Sunday.
He said: "Everything went well and according to plans. This track has confirmed to be ideal for testing because it allows you to work with a continuity that is unmatched elsewhere, in consistent conditions. The only regret is for Sunday’s problems."
F1Racing February Issue – ‘Could It Be Magic?’ Kimi Special
Thanks to Brianbee from theScuderia.net.
These are shots from the latest issue of F1Racing’s magazine featuring an article by Peter Windsor. This man has been a huge fan of Lewis Hamilton last year and nearly anything he would say would be in praise of Lewis.
After complaints from UK readers of the magazine wondering why Lewis was yet again on the November and December cover instead of Kimi, F1Racing put together this complimentary piece on the new world champion.
However, I can’t help feel that Windsor simply was told to praise Kimi and please the readers – not entirely though as he still managed to do a ‘just-as-good’ comparison to Lewis.
Well, you can read it and judge for yourself. We already knew Kimi is special – we’d like a proper unbiased analysis next time please.
Apologies for the lighting on these photos as the text may be a little unclear.
Click on the images to read
FUCK ISRAEL 