Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and More

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Published: February 25, 2016

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Kimi Raikkonen made his first appearance of the 2016 Formula One pre-season on Wednesday, taking to the wheel of Ferrari's SF16-H car.

After team-mate Sebastian Vettel completed 195 laps on the opening two days at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it felt as though all Ferrari's bad luck, as ever, was reserved for Raikkonen, who didn't appear on track until the final stages of the morning session.

When he did appear on track, though, the 2007 world champion managed to rack up a respectable number of laps and gain some first impressions of the new Ferrari, which he feels is already better than the Prancing Horse's race-winning 2015 car.

Whether Ferrari will be strong enough to beat the might of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, however, is another matter.

The Silver Arrows' preparations for the 2016 season have begun in the best possible fashion this week, but Hamilton himself is more concerned about the future, with the three-time world champion again criticising those charged with thinking up the 2017 regulation changes.

Hamilton, it is fair to say, is a little apprehensive about the new regulations, but one man willing to embrace them is Kevin Magnussen, who believes a rules shakeup is exactly what Renault need to become winners once more.

The new, elimination-style qualifying format is also splitting opinion, with many questioning whether a move away from the existing, decade-old system was even necessary.

Felipe Massa is one of just four drivers on the current grid to have raced in F1 before the knockout system was introduced in 2006, and the Williams driver—despite being unsure whether the new format is positive for the sport—is convinced qualifying will become much more chaotic from 2016.

Chaos, meanwhile, is the precise reason why Volkswagen will not be entering F1 any time soon, with motorsport chief Wolfgang Durheimer outlining what needs to change ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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