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Today saw Scuderia Ferrari initiate its final test session at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona, prior to the start of the World Championship season.

Kimi Raikkonen was tasked with taking the controls of the Ferrari F60, alongside nine other teams testing here – the first time this year that all the teams have been present at the same time.

The Finnish driver worked on finding the best set-up for the car, on reliability and on a comparison between various aerodynamic solutions.

Raikkonen covered a total of 81 laps, the quickest in a time of 1:20.908, second fastest on the day.

"It was a good day, although we couldn't drive a lot, atleast not as much as we had planned," Kimi said. "The car seems to react really well to our setups and to the modifications carried out. It's comforting to know that because it means we're heading in the right direction. I know I'm repeating myself but I have to say it again: it's still too early to understand where we are compared to the others. We have to wait until Melbourne to have a clear idea."

Testing continues at this circuit tomorrow, again with Raikkonen on track.

Barcelona testing times 9th of March 2009: