Productive day for Kimi in Bahrain

Circuit: Bahrain circuit – 5.412 kmDriver: Kimi RaikkonenCar: Ferrari F14 TWeather: air temperature 20/26°C, track temperature 22/36 °C. Sunny.Laps/Kms completed: 82/443Best time: 1:36.718

This was the final day of the second pre-season test session for Scuderia Ferrari, with Kimi Raikkonen again at the wheel of the F14 T. It was a productive day and the team managed to get through all of its planned technical programme, despite the fact that the F14 T hit the barriers when there were five minutes remaining, which brought the test to a premature end.

This morning, the work focussed on car set-up, an evaluation of the Medium and Soft tyres and on fine tuning the start procedure. In the afternoon, there was aerodynamic work on the agenda, as well as some long runs.

 “We have managed to improve some things compared to Jerez and we continue to understand more about the behaviour of the car,” Kimi said

. “We tried various solutions to try and be as well prepared as possible for next week’s test and for the start of the season. Hitting the barrier? I spun on the kerb at the exit of turn 4, these things can happen! Luckily, it was right at the end of the day, I’m only sorry because it means the team now has more work to do.”

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