Kimi’s First Lotus F1 Seating

Source: OfficialLRGP on Twitter

Today the Lotus Renault GP Team have tweeted about Kimi’s first F1 car seating in two years:

• Guess who is visiting the Enstone factory today?

• The Iceman himself Mr. #Raikkonen has arrived for his seat fitting!

• Kimi #Raikkonen back in an #F1 driver’s seat for the first time in 2 years!

“I have not sat in an F1 car since the last race of the 2009 season” smiled Kimi, as he jumped into the cockpit for his first seat fitting at Enstone today. The Finn was with us all day and, despite a heavy technical programme, took time to answer his fans’ questions.

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The Moment Kimi Raikkonen Fans Have Been Waiting 2 Years For

Source: jamesallenonf1.com

This is a moment Kimi Raikkonen’s many fans around the world thought they may never see again; the 2007 world champion back behind the wheel of an F1 car, albeit a chassis mock up, in the Lotus Renault factory near Oxford.

Raikkonen was at Lotus’ Enstone factory today for a seat fitting ahead of his first run in an F1 car. The chassis he is sitting in is not the 2012 Lotus challenger, but a monocoque which is used to create a seat for a driver and to measure and make minute adjustments to the dimensions around him.

It is understood that he will get back up to speed this month in a two year old car, as the rules allow and will then take part in the new car tests starting in Jerez in February.

Raikkonen’s presence this year will make it six world champions on the F1 grid for the first time in history.