Kimi! Yeah (Raikkonen confirmed at Renault)

Fastest of em all. Kimi!!



"09:56 That's quicker than any time set in Jerez testing last winter, and puts him 1.7s clear of second-placed Rosberg.


09:55 Raikkonen sets a new fastest time - a blistering 1m19.670s.


09:52 Raikkonen blasts back out of the pits, and isn't hanging around... He flings it through Turns 3, 4 and 5 even on his out-lap".

As much as I dislike the guy, it's good to see Kimi do some quality laps this early on, though I expect the times will plummet and only a few laps have been completed so far by any team. I hope Kimi can show some great performances throughout the year and return to the Kimi we all knew and loved in McLaren.

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Originally Posted by Dave B

Topping the timesheets in the first half hour of the first day of testing, where teams are running all manner of programmes and development parts.

Don't get carried away just yet!

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A reminder:

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Williams veteran Rubens Barrichello closed the Jerez test by setting the fastest time on the final day. His lap of one minute, 19.832 seconds was 1.242 seconds faster than Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and two seconds beyond Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull.

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BBC Sport - F1 - Rubens Barrichello tops Jerez Formula 1 test times
(Courtesy of https://twitter.com/#!/andrewbensonf1)

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Originally Posted by henners88

Yeah good to see Kimi enjoying himself once more and putting in a few fast laps. For me he never lost his speed, he just didn't show his enthusiasm towards the end of his Ferrari time. None of us know the reasons behind any of that and I've always considered him amongst the fastest guys in the sport. I find it difficult to understand people disliking him when he is such a guarded person that no fans really know.

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It's his lack of enthusiasm I disliked. I respected him as a driver when at McLaren. I don't think he was the same driver at Ferrari that he was at McLaren. To me he never had the same raw speed for reasons I don't know. If you're getting paid millions to drive an F1 car then enthusiasm should be automatic. I don't care about his private personality,

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

Fastest of em all. Kimi!!



"09:56 That's quicker than any time set in Jerez testing last winter, and puts him 1.7s clear of second-placed Rosberg.


09:55 Raikkonen sets a new fastest time - a blistering 1m19.670s.


09:52 Raikkonen blasts back out of the pits, and isn't hanging around... He flings it through Turns 3, 4 and 5 even on his out-lap".

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Watch your blood pressure!!!!

The day will be remembered as:

"16:01 It will be remembered as the day Raikkonen said "remember me?" by beating last year's best Jerez testing time before the day had barely begun - and then stayed on top till the finish".

I'm happy that you're happy. :)

He may mumble, but one thing is for sure - he has class. Yes, it is testing, and yes, two years ago Massa and M Schumacher also started with best times... but for now Kimi enjoyed a great first day. Well done for him and Lotus Renault. :)

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Originally Posted by Mia 01

The day will be remembered as:

"16:01 It will be remembered as the day Raikkonen said "remember me?" by beating last year's best Jerez testing time before the day had barely begun - and then stayed on top till the finish".

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Don't get too excited. Remember - this is only testing, and it's only day one.
All we can conclude from his performance today is that: he will capture this years WDC and win all the races while in a gorilla suit, save some puppies from starvation, help a few ladies across the track at various circuits while setting fastest laps, and deflect the asteroid that the Mayans predicted will end life on earth, thereby saving the human race.
Just another day at the office for Kimi.

A link from today for Kimi fans!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlKlKzEG_TI