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First day of testing for Kimi in Monza
28th of August 2007

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Kimi Räikkönen already sat behind the wheel of his Ferrari F2007 again today. The Finn started testing at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in preparation for the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix, to be held at this circuit on 9th September.

At the first test day, Kimi concentrated mainly on defining the set-up for the F2007 and on development of aerodynamic solutions aimed specifically at this track. At this Kimi completed a total of 60 laps and set in 1:24.258 minutes the second fastest time of the day. Only Lewis Hamilton was faster than the Finn. The McLaren Mercedes driver presented a lap time of 1:24.112 minutes.

Kimi will continue the test work for the Ferrari team in Monza also tomorrow.

Monza testing results day 1

Pos  Driver Team  Laps  Time  Gap 
1.  L. Hamilton McLaren 53  1:24.112  
2.  K. Räikkönen  Ferrari 60  1:24.258 0.146 
3.  N. Heidfeld BMW 76  1:24.277 0.165 
4.  J. Trulli Toyota 61  1:24.523 0.411 
5.  K. Nakajima Williams 98  1:24.653 0.541 
6.  S. Vettel Toro Rosso 63  1:25.106 0.994 
7.  N. Piquet jr Renault 94  1:25.366 1.254 
8.  R. Barrichello Honda 83  1:25.377 1.265 
9.  M. Webber Red Bull 61  1:25.427 1.315 
10.  J. Rossiter Super Aguri 64  1:25.548 1.436 

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