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Welcome, Kimi Raikkonen (39) with Alfa Sauber. At 17:01 local time (06:01 pm, MEZ) began for the Finn here in the desert, near Abu Dhabi, after 17 years back from the Hinwiler. With a neutral black and white helmet and a white suit. And of course his number 7.
Fastest man after four hours on the first day of testing: Valtteri Bottas (29) in the Mercedes. The Finn, mentally silent after a frustrating season, faces the Silver Arrow with the new tire compounds in 2019 for two days. This is the only reason for the extra two days.
What are the teams hiding?
Madness: Even if the season is over, hide all the teams (with the exception of the Mercedes world champion) from their cars in the pit lane behind these ugly walls. What else is there for the secrets? Just ridiculous, because virtually no spectator can stay in the pit lane. And photographers have long since taken their "secret" photos.
Among the stars renounced only world champion Lewis Hamilton, while Daniel Ricciardo for contractual reasons with Red Bull may not yet enter the Renault.
Kimi: Breakfast with Zehnder
Blick took the first pictures of Finland's Kimi Raikkonen at the C37. And after just three hours, our photographer and pit observer, Lukas T. Gorys, took stock. "Kimi has already taken command, and the 2007 World Champion knows where to go!" He had breakfast with his friend and team manager, Beat Zehnder.
«Back in the old family»
After just one lap, Kimi came back to the pits, looking a bit critical. "He had a few things on the car change." Maybe he missed the outside of the cockpit, usually amusing northern inhabitants of Baar ZG, as well as an ashtray in his new toy … Maybe he should have the ranking NLA stuck in the cockpit: Kimi's favorite club, the EV train, is on the front!
Retail work instead of quick turns
It is clear that Raikkonen ("I'm back in my old family") is not yet on the hunt. At half-time, Kimi had already completed 39 laps.
Attention, only Pirelli knows who drives smoothly, medium or strong on the 5.5 km course in the desert. It is only in 2019 that the tires will be released at each race. Choose from five mixtures. So Hypersoft, Ultrasoft, Supersoft may be new software …
Delétraz must wait
On Wednesday Louis Delétraz (21), from Geneva, will join Abu Dhabi for his Formula 1 debut at Haas-Ferrari. Tuesday morning, the Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi (grandson of the double world champion) complained of an engine failure. Several hours of break.
At Williams-Mercedes, the two new drivers, Formula 2 champion Georg Russell and Robert Kubica, share the car on both days. Like Lance Stroll and Sergio Pérez at the Racing Point F1-Mercedes.
The last day of GP Vettel 2018
At Vettel, vice-champion of Ferrari (88 points behind Hamilton), the season ends Tuesday on the race tracks. Then, finally, we are back in the canton of Thurgau: "Shut up, take a break!" Wednesday, Charles Leclerc rides in the red goddess, but in 2018 has not brought luck.
Kimi must go to Russia …
For Vettel it is only Petersburg. In Russia, the trophies of the World Cup will be distributed on December 7th. He has to go – like the new Sauber driver, Kimi Raikkonen, third in the World Cup …
test results
First day in Abu Dhabi (after four hours)
1st Bottas (Mercedes) 1: 37,231
2. Vettel (Ferrari) 1: 37,585
3. Verstappen (Red Bull) 1: 37,947
4. Pérez (Racing Point) 1: 37,976
5. Hulkenberg (Renault) 1: 38,789
6. Russell (Williams) 1: 39,512
7. Gelael (Toro Rosso) 1: 40,435
8. Norris (McLaren) 1: 40,518
9. Raikkonen (Sauber) 1: 40.832
10. Fittipaldi (Haas) 1: 42-291
Pole Time 2018: Hamilton 1: 34,794
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