Raikkonen positive after F2008 debut
World champion Kimi Raikkonen completed a successful shakedown of Ferrari's new F2008 car at the Fiorano circuit on Monday
The Finn took to the track in very cold and foggy conditions early in the morning, before going on to complete a total of 55 laps during the course of the day.
Raikkonen set a best time of 1:00.897 on standard rain tyres and was pleased with the first impressions.
"The first impressions of the new car were very positive," said Raikkonen. "I don't think we have to make any improvements at the moment.
"There were some problems today and we still don't have the final tyres; but the impression was really fine. Next week we have further possibilities to see how the car behaves."
He added: "I don't have many points of reference. I can only compare it to the last car. I did a test without traction control before Christmas and I have to say that first of all you have to drive very cautiously and consider that a car with traction control is fast and might respond a little bit faster.
"Surely the first impression is really positive and you can handle the car even without the traction control. The weather could have been better today, but it is really nice to drive this single-seater."
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