Jerez* - 14/01/2008
1 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F2008 - 1:19.845 (+ 0.000 ) - 59 laps
2 . F. Massa - Ferrari F2008 - 1:20.123 (+ 0.278 ) - 43 laps
3 . P. de la Rosa - McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 - 1:20.548 (+ 0.703 ) - 54 laps
4 . S. Vettel - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 - 1:20.732 (+ 0.887 ) - 40 laps
5 . H. Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 - 1:20.936 (+ 1.091 ) - 49 laps

"We'll see what happens in the races," Raikkonen, at the circuit to test Ferrari's 2008 car, said.

"I don't think they (Renault) have improved so much suddenly after last season with the old car, but let's wait and see," the Finn added.

"Let's wait and see what the others do but we are certainly in a great position," he told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

"We were expecting an improvement from the F2007 and we certainly got it. Above all though this is not the final version of the car which will run in Australia and I am very satisfied."

He added: "In the areas where it needed to improve, it has improved, for example slow corners. We worked hard in that area and I have got to say the results are good."

As for F1's new ban on traction control, Raikkonen reckons that all those drivers who are whining about it being a safety issue should perhaps find a new job elsewhere.

"For me it's not [more dangerous]," he said. "And if anybody doesn't like it they can always go and do something else."

renault should be up there with ferrari, mclaren and bimmer.
honda was kinda quiet but we can't underestimate 'em.
tim glock was fast in toyota too!
more contender and it'll be more exiting.

Cant wait for the Australian GP!
Fast corners?! Ferrari?!
Kimi said that and i am expecting nothing less than that

i am so NBTD ystrdy so i go find some classic F1 races and look what i found



ENJOY

"The covers optimise the brake ventilation," the German told Bild newspaper, "and reduce air resistance."

"The new Ferrari is a good car,"  Raikkonen declared to AFP. "Testing has gone well. Now we are expecting a new aerodynamic system which could help us do even better."

Valencia* - 24/01/2008
1 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F2008 - 1:11.189 (+ 0.000 ) - 88 laps
2 . H. Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 - 1:11.206 (+ 0.017 ) - 89 laps
3 . F. Massa - Ferrari F2008 - 1:11.831 (+ 0.642 ) - 96 laps
4 . K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW30 - 1:11.971 (+ 0.782 ) - 116 laps
5 . L. Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 - 1:11.994 (+ 0.805 ) - 84 laps
6 . R. Kubica - BMW Sauber F1.08 - 1:12.095 (+ 0.906 ) - 86 laps
7 . J. Trulli - Toyota TF108 - 1:12.109 (+ 0.920 ) - 96 laps
8 . S. Vettel - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 - 1:12.526 (+ 1.337 ) - 113 laps
9 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.07 - 1:12.600 (+ 1.411 ) - 39 laps
10 . T. Glock - Toyota TF108 - 1:12.705 (+ 1.516 ) - 68 laps
11 . G. Fisichella - Force India Ferrari F8-VII - 1:12.949 (+ 1.760 ) - 93 laps
12 . N. Piquet - Renault R28 - 1:12.973 (+ 1.784 ) - 89 laps
13 . S. Bourdais - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2 - 1:13.060 (+ 1.871 ) - 95 laps
14 . M. Webber - Red Bull Renault RB4 - 1:13.133 (+ 1.944 ) - 15 laps
15 . N. Hulkenberg - Williams Toyota FW29 - 1:13.306 (+ 2.117 ) - 74 laps
16 . J. Button - Honda RA108 - 1:13.689 (+ 2.500 ) - 80 laps
17 . T. Kogure - Honda RA107 - 1:15.703 (+ 4.514 ) - 25 laps.

"We are basically just using the aerodynamics of last year," he revealed to the Spanish newspaper Diario AS at the Valencia tests, "and we are hoping for improvements for Melbourne, which are not yet ready. We still have progress to make."

ohoho
erm...hammy gets the feeling of what alfonso's felt last season?(smoked by 'rookie')

aaaaaaanyway...tell me sth guys
this testing thingy...izzit massa that slow compare 2 kimi(same goes 2 heiki n hammy)?
or r both of the drivers of the same team running diff package?
u know, like free practice where each driver runs on diff tire set 2 find the best combination...lidat r?

"Michael is history, and I do not think about the past so often," Raikkonen admitted.

i'm back... can't wait for the new season to begin....

sounds like kimi is hinting on massa...

Q: With the backdrop of your American heritage, can you understand the safety concerns surrounding the ban on traction control (TC)?
SB: In general it never made sense to me to have TC in Formula One. We are supposed to be the best drivers on this planet. We all come from Formulae without traction control and nobody complains. And then we come into Formula One and suddenly it was the easiest car to drive because there was nothing to do with the right foot. And in fact when I tested last year it was a bit frustrating for me as I felt I was not 100 percent in control of the car. All the discussions about not driving in the wet without TC...if we have such discussions we should not be here. For myself I have discovered that in wet conditions the car drives superbly - it is super balanced

Ferrari's rivals should tremble at the 'lightening' speed shown by the Italian team's F2008 as a long winter test kicked off in Bahrain on Monday, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

as well as Single Awareness Day

It will be the first time that the two famous drivers have gone 'head-to-head' in the same car at the same circuit, and the occasion is therefore certain to draw much attention in the racing world.

"We are in the group that is behind Ferrari," the Briton confirmed to the Spanish newspaper Diario AS.

"If you have an advantage of five tenths already at the beginning, and then you continue to build on that, it will be very difficult for the others."

1 . L. Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 - 1:22.276 (+ 0.000 ) - 78 laps
2 . K. Raikkonen - Ferrari F2008 - 1:22.319 (+ 0.043 ) - 82 laps
3 . M. Schumacher - Ferrari F2008 - 1:22.428 (+ 0.152 ) - 83 laps
4 . K. Nakajima - Williams Toyota FW30 - 1:22.724 (+ 0.448 ) - 54 laps
5 . H. Kovalainen - McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 - 1:22.852 (+ 0.576 ) - 71 laps
6 . N. Rosberg - Williams Toyota FW30 - 1:22.974 (+ 0.698 ) - 108 laps
7 . F. Alonso - Renault R28 - 1:23.021 (+ 0.745 ) - 79 laps
8 . N. Heidfeld - BMW Sauber F1.08 - 1:23.075 (+ 0.799 ) - 75 laps
9 . A. Sutil - Force India Ferrari VJM01 - 1:23.091 (+ 0.815 ) - 62 laps
10 . M. Webber - Red Bull Renault RB4 - 1:23.115 (+ 0.839 ) - 71 laps
11 . S. Vettel - Toro Rosso Ferrari STR2B - 1:23.188 (+ 0.912 ) - 95 laps
12 . V. Liuzzi - Force India Ferrari VJM01 - 1:23.239 (+ 0.963 ) - 43 laps
13 . T. Glock - Toyota TF108 - 1:23.270 (+ 0.994 ) - 70 laps
14 . C. Klien - BMW Sauber F1.08 - 1:23.442 (+ 1.166 ) - 42 laps
15 . N. Piquet - Renault R28 - 1:23.609 (+ 1.333 ) - 86 laps
16 . K. Kobayashi - Toyota TF108 - 1:23.880 (+ 1.604 ) - 29 laps
17 . R. Barrichello - Honda RA108 - 1:24.460 (+ 2.184 ) - 115 laps
18 . A. Wurz - Honda RA108 - 1:24.667 (+ 2.391 ) - 109 laps
19 . D. Coulthard - Red Bull Renault RB4 - 1:24.826 (+ 2.550 ) - 25 laps.