All Posts Tagged With: "Kimi Raikkonen"
Are Ferrari In Serious Trouble?
The 2009 Formula One season is only two races old, but for a team that is so used to success, Ferrari must be feeling a little off-colour right now. The Scuderia are yet to score any points, instead the majority going to Brawn and Jenson Button. This isn’t the usual schedule of events, and while [...]
Malaysia 2009: Friday Practice Two
The second 90 minute practice session ended earlier this morning at unlike the first run, it wasn’t Williams who captured the top spots. Instead Ferrari found themselves leading the timing sheets and Kimi Raikkonen going fastest of all. Felipe Massa was only 0.1s down and the final order was much more mixed up than previously, [...]
Barcelona Test Day Two: Raikkonen Rules, Rubens Rocks
The second day of the Barcelona test wrapped up earlier this afternoon and Kimi Raikkonen returned his Ferrari to the top of the timing sheet, ahead of a very fast Kazuki Nakajima and an impressive run from Rubens Barrichello in the new Brawn BGP 001. McLaren continued to worry with Heikki Kovalainen only managing ninth, [...]
Bahrain Test Day Two: Raikkonen Returns Ferrari To Top
Kimi Raikkonen set the benchmark during today’s test at Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit. The Finnish driver topped the tables in the new F60, leading Jarno Trulli by 0.128s. The day wasn’t entirely perfect for the 2007 world champion though, as a cooling problem with the new KERS device meant Raikkonen had to spend three hours in [...]
Jerez & Bahrain Tests Day Four: Hamilton & Raikkonen Set The Benchmark
With the final day of testing at Jerez and Sakhir over for this week, it is the McLaren and Ferrari that continue to dominate at each circuit respectively. Although Sebastien Bourdais set the fastest lap in Spain this afternoon, the French driver was piloting the modified 2008 chassis while the team wait for the new [...]
Raikkonen vs. Massa: Who Will Get The Upper Hand In 2009?
In 2008, Felipe Massa shocked most with a very competitive season in the Ferrari F2008. Such was his performance that the Brazilian often outclassed his world champion team mate Kimi Raikkonen, and managed to take the championship right down to the final corner of the final race at Interlagos. The Brazilian driver didn’t quite make [...]
Portimao Test Day Two: Buemi & De La Rosa Still On Top
The second day of testing at the Algarve’s Portimao circuit concluded earlier, and once again Sebastien Buemi topped the tables in the 2008-spec. Scuderia Toro Rosso. The Swiss driver had a distinct advantage over the other teams in terms of lap time, but the four others on the circuit today gained by running their 2009 [...]
Portimao Test Day One: Buemi Goes Back To The Top Of The Class
Sebastien Buemi has continued his reign of dominance in pre-season testing by once again going fastest and leaving all others behind him. However, as it was noted in 2008, Buemi is driving a 2008-spec. car, while other teams were evaluating their new 2009 chassis and components. This puts Sebastien at a distinct advantage in terms [...]
