Kimi: Bahrain was the only real test
Kimi talked to Turun Sanomat on the 8th of March. Kimi was asked whether with 20 days and 6000km of testing behind him, he was able to drive enough? Kimi said:”Well basically we might as well have had driven only in Bahrain, because all other tests were hampered with bad weather. Bahrain was the only place where we managed to really do something.But there was nothing what I or the team could do about it. It was actually the same for everyone. In Bahrain, though, We did manage to do almost everything we wanted to. I Don’t think that there would have been anything more to be done.”
The next tests will be held in Malaysia, at the end of March. Räikkönen will drive there for two days. He doesn’t spend his energy on worrying weather the rival teams are able to catch up.”For sure everyone will have new parts there. I don’t think those tests would give any special advantage or disadvantage to anyone. It’s just little more easier to go race there once you have already tested there a week before.” said the Finnish Ferrari star.
Another news from Ferrari is that the two drivers will take turns with the spare car. Luca Badoer shook down the three F2007 cars for Melbourne on Thursday.
The spare car will be given in turns to Räikkönen and Massa. According to Ferrari, they haven’t made a decision for which driver the spare car will be set up in Australia. But changing that isn’t a big deal. Ferrari also announced they will only use the two race drivers in Friday’s Free Practices. “If there aren’t any problems the race drivers will always be the ones to drive [on Fridays]. The test driver might occasionally drive, but I doubt it” confirmed Räikkönen.
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Translation by our Finnish corespondent, Warwick.
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