Raikkonen Makes Improvements At Ferrari

Raikkonen Makes
Improvements
Silverstone Test

Circuit - Silverstone
Driver - Kimi Raikkonen
Car - Ferrari F2007

Kimi Raikkonen improved the Ferrari F2007's time during testing at the Silverstone circuit, bettering Luca Badoer's results and placing the car 2nd on the second day of testing. Kimi was still slower than the Toyota machine, this time piloted by Jarno Trulli. The Finn ran a total of 62 laps, with a fastest time of 1'21.548.

Raikkonen is still worried about the Ferrari's pace, but is hopeful that new aerodynamic developments on the F2007 this week will mean the car will once again be competitive. This is what he had to say:

"We have lost ground in the championship on our main rivals but it's not over yet. This is a sport where things can turn around very quickly. For sure nobody in the team wants to give in. There's lots of pressure weighing on us, but the same is true of our main rivals.

We lost points especially because of our performance in the qualifying and then at the starts. Our performance was less than we had expected. McLaren have taken a step forward. It seems that they are able to heat up their tyres, which gives them more grip and performance on the first lap. During the last two races I had to start on the dirty side of the track. That did not help. On top of that I started with hard tyres at Indy, while all the others started on the soft ones. Having said that, we need to improve in this part of the race, because when you loose positions at the start, it makes life very difficult. For example at Indianapolis I managed to pass Heidfeld and Kovalainen and I was able to push. The car was well balanced and I was able to get some really good lap times. Then I closed up on Felipe, and when you're behind your teammate during the closing stages of a Grand Prix, you don't want to risk too much.

We have a new aerodynamic package and some other things. Hopefully we can close the gap on McLaren. One thing is for sure: We really need better results at the upcoming two GPs than we got in North America. There is a lot that depends on the tests this week."