Sakhir - Ferrari - Test day 3Kimi Raikkonen continued to lead the way on the third day of testing today in Bahrain. The defending champion completed 74 laps of the 5.412km circuit, recording a best lap of 1:30.455s, a tenth up on his Tuesday pace.
To put the time
into perspective, the fastest race lap during the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix was 1:34.067, while the fastest qualifying lap was a 1:31.359.
Today Raikkonen was joined by team-mate Felipe Massa. Both worked on general development of the F2008, concentrating on comparisons between different set-ups on the car. Massa completed 73 laps with a best time of 1:31.293s.
The team take a two day break and then start a second three-day stint at the circuit starting on Saturday with Raikkonen and Massa.
Source Ferrari
