BAHRAIN TEST 2: DAY 1

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This morning’s work soon got delayed, because of a problem on the car that took some time to fix before the lunch break. Once back on track in the afternoon, Kimi managed to run regularly, alternating between aero measurements and a series of set-up tests over short runs.

Testing continues at this circuit tomorrow, when Fernando Alonso will be on track.

QUOTES

“We had a small problem today, which limited the number of laps but still managed to learn some new things about the car” – said Kimi. “You always want to do better, but every team has unexpected things happen and we are still trying to do all we can to be ready for Melbourne.

“During the race weekends there will be little time to try different things in terms of setup, so it was important today to keep on this track to find out what’s the best direction to go in. On the final day of the test, we will put everything together that we have learned so far and will concentrate on the conditions we will encounter in the races.”

FINAL TIMES:

Pos Driver              Team                    Time       Gap      Laps
 1. Sergio Perez        Force India-Mercedes    1m35.290s           105
 2. Valtteri Bottas     Williams-Mercedes       1m36.184s  +0.894s  128
 3. Kimi Raikkonen      Ferrari                 1m36.432s  +1.142s  54
 4. Nico Rosberg        Mercedes                1m36.624s  +1.334s  89
 5. Adrian Sutil        Sauber-Ferrari          1m37.700s  +2.410s  89
 6. Kevin Magnussen     McLaren-Mercedes        1m37.825s  +2.535s  109
 7. Daniel Ricciardo    Red Bull-Renault        1m37.908s  +2.618s  39
 8. Max Chilton         Marussia-Ferrari        1m38.610s  +3.320s  44
 9. Daniil Kvyat        Toro Rosso-Renault      1m39.242s  +3.952s  56
10. Pastor Maldonado    Lotus-Renault           1m40.599s  +5.309s  31
11. Kamui Kobayashi     Caterham-Renault        1m42.285s  +6.995s  19

EXTRA: QUOTES

Raikkonen targets race distance on final test day

Kimi Raikkonen is targeting completing a race distance on his final day of Formula 1 testing on Saturday after a difficult first day in Bahrain.The Finn managed only 54 laps today, ending the day third fastest, 1.142s off Sergio Perez’s fastest time of the day.He hands over to Fernando Alonso tomorrow but is scheduled to return for the penultimate day, which should be his last run in the car before Friday practice for the Australian Grand Prix on March 14.

The Finn has completed fewer laps than Alonso so far in pre-season testing, with the Spaniard having been able to do some longer runs.

“We will try to do the race distance, for sure,” said Raikkonen when asked what the focus will be for his final day in the car. ”

“I haven’t even tried to do it yet. I think Fernando did it so that’s something that we are hopefully going to do and just see where we are really.

“[Beyond that], just normal things, trying things, learning again and hopefully we will be ready for the first race of the year.”