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BMW_Dude · 05-01-2007, 01:29 PM

Kimi Raikkonen remained quickest on the second day of testing in Spain - despite crashing in the heavy rain that marred the session.
With the track wet for most of the day, few drivers managed to complete any meaningful running, with Fernando Alonso only bothering with an installation lap before returning to the garage for the afternoon.
Raikkonen's afternoon was curtailed by a spin and minor impact with the barriers at Turn 3, but not before he had completed 54 laps and set the fastest time of the day by a full 1.5s.

Although today had been largely wasted, the Finn was more than happy with the test overall - declaring that he had made a major breakthrough with the Ferrari.

"Unfortunately the weather today was difficult but yesterday was a good day," Raikkonen told autosport.com.
"We found something which we like much more than before, so I am pretty happy with what we did yesterday.
"I am now much happier going into the race than the last couple of races, because we found something which was definitely much better for me.
"I think we can (now) use the full potential of the car."

Mark Webber was second quickest for Red Bull, ahead of Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, who made the best of the situation.
"Personally, I tried to use every lap to improve something: trying a new line, or pushing the braking points a bit further," said the Finn.
"The track was changing all the time, and we were able to run the wet and extreme wet tyres today.
"To be honest, I enjoy driving in the wet, it's different to normal and good fun for the drivers."
Williams repaired the car damaged by Kazuki Nakajima yesterday so that Nico Rosberg could go fifth fastest behind Nick Heidfeld, while Spyker also had to work hard to get back on track following Adrian Valles' shunt on Monday.
The team said that 225 man hours were put into repairing the chassis ready for Adrian Sutil to use, but the German ultimately only completed 11 laps before the dismal weather persuaded him to park the car to avoid further damage.
"The boys did a fantastic job working through the night to repair the car from yesterday's accident, so thanks to them, but due to a shortage of spare parts, we didn't want to risk too much," said technical director Mike Gascoyne.
The test has now been extended until Thursday to make up for today's poor weather.

Testing times from Barcelona (Tuesday 1 May)

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m30.280s
2. WEBBER Red Bull 1m31.752s
3. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m32.149s
4. HEIDFELD BMW 1m32.175s
5. ROSBERG Williams 1m32.580s
6. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m32.911s
7. TRULLI Toyota 1m32.943s
8. SATO Super Aguri 1m33.238s
9. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m33.323s
10. SUTIL Spyker 1m35.488s
11. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m39.950s
12. ALONSO McLaren 2m04.818s

Source = ITV F1

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BMW_Dude Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,224 My Mood: Thanks: 265 Thanked 392 Times in 234 Posts	Kimi quick again as rain hits Spain Kimi Raikkonen remained quickest on the second day of testing in Spain - despite crashing in the heavy rain that marred the session. With the track wet for most of the day, few drivers managed to complete any meaningful running, with Fernando Alonso only bothering with an installation lap before returning to the garage for the afternoon. Raikkonen's afternoon was curtailed by a spin and minor impact with the barriers at Turn 3, but not before he had completed 54 laps and set the fastest time of the day by a full 1.5s. Although today had been largely wasted, the Finn was more than happy with the test overall - declaring that he had made a major breakthrough with the Ferrari. "Unfortunately the weather today was difficult but yesterday was a good day," Raikkonen told autosport.com. "We found something which we like much more than before, so I am pretty happy with what we did yesterday. "I am now much happier going into the race than the last couple of races, because we found something which was definitely much better for me. "I think we can (now) use the full potential of the car." Mark Webber was second quickest for Red Bull, ahead of Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, who made the best of the situation. "Personally, I tried to use every lap to improve something: trying a new line, or pushing the braking points a bit further," said the Finn. "The track was changing all the time, and we were able to run the wet and extreme wet tyres today. "To be honest, I enjoy driving in the wet, it's different to normal and good fun for the drivers." Williams repaired the car damaged by Kazuki Nakajima yesterday so that Nico Rosberg could go fifth fastest behind Nick Heidfeld, while Spyker also had to work hard to get back on track following Adrian Valles' shunt on Monday. The team said that 225 man hours were put into repairing the chassis ready for Adrian Sutil to use, but the German ultimately only completed 11 laps before the dismal weather persuaded him to park the car to avoid further damage. "The boys did a fantastic job working through the night to repair the car from yesterday's accident, so thanks to them, but due to a shortage of spare parts, we didn't want to risk too much," said technical director Mike Gascoyne. The test has now been extended until Thursday to make up for today's poor weather. Testing times from Barcelona (Tuesday 1 May) 1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m30.280s 2. WEBBER Red Bull 1m31.752s 3. KOVALAINEN Renault 1m32.149s 4. HEIDFELD BMW 1m32.175s 5. ROSBERG Williams 1m32.580s 6. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m32.911s 7. TRULLI Toyota 1m32.943s 8. SATO Super Aguri 1m33.238s 9. LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1m33.323s 10. SUTIL Spyker 1m35.488s 11. SPEED Toro Rosso 1m39.950s 12. ALONSO McLaren 2m04.818s Source = ITV F1