{"id":13966,"date":"2013-03-23T01:51:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T01:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13966"},"modified":"2013-03-23T01:51:28","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T01:51:28","slug":"malaysian-gp-raikkonen-tops-the-times-on-first-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13966","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian GP: Raikkonen tops the times on first day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-13965\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"kimiraokkonentopsthetimeonfirstday\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kimi-raokkonen-200.jpg\" height=\"214\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kimi-raokkonen-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kimi-raokkonen-200-150x161.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Kimi Raikkonen<\/strong> topped the times on the first day of running as the second round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship \u2013 the <strong>Malaysian Grand Prix<\/strong> \u2013 got underway at the Sepang International Circuit. Kimi set a 1min 36.569secs lap in an afternoon session which was interrupted by a minor rain shower, while Romain Grosjean was sixth fastest. The team evaluated new front wings on both cars with a new exhaust and related bodywork also featuring on Kimi\u2019s car.\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the practice, Kimi Raikkonen, said that it was a pretty good day for him. \u201cWe tried changing a few things on the car and made progress with where we wanted to be at the end of the sessions. We had some running in the wet which you often get around here and the car feels fine. We ran pretty heavy today so I don\u2019t know how we\u2019ll be when everyone is light for qualifying, but I\u2019m happy with where we are and expect we\u2019ll be reasonable tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile <strong>Romain Grosjean<\/strong>, who finished 10th in the practice on Friday, said, \u201cWe\u2019re still working on the setup of the car as it\u2019s not quite right for me and it\u2019s difficult to understand why exactly. The new front wing does feel better than the one before so that helps. Kimi was running an updated aero package which looks to be an improvement so we know there\u2019s more pace to come in that area, but there are still things we can do with the current specification once I get everything working for me. It was pretty hot out there \u2013 quite a contrast to Melbourne \u2013 but I felt comfortable and I\u2019m looking forward to making some improvements tomorrow before we head into qualifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>James Allison<\/strong>, Technical Director, <strong>Lotus<\/strong>, said that he was happy with their day\u2019s work. \u201cWe came here this week seeking reassurance that our car would be equally as competitive in a very different set of conditions to what we saw in Australia, and the early indications are that it looks reasonably useful. The upgrades we\u2019ve trialled today also appear to be working well. Although both drivers ran the new front wing, Romain was at somewhat of a disadvantage in not having the latest exhaust variation and related bodywork on his car, so he can take heart from a healthy position on the time sheets. The only slight interruption to proceedings was a compromise to our long run programme once the rain arrived, but this actually proved to be pretty useful in itself as we now have a better understanding of the crossover point for the intermediate tyres. Overall it\u2019s been a very productive day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-13965\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"kimiraokkonentopsthetimeonfirstday\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kimi-raokkonen-200.jpg\" height=\"214\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kimi-raokkonen-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/kimi-raokkonen-200-150x161.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Kimi Raikkonen<\/strong> topped the times on the first day of running as the second round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship \u2013 the <strong>Malaysian Grand Prix<\/strong> \u2013 got underway at the Sepang International Circuit. Kimi set a 1min 36.569secs lap in an afternoon session which was interrupted by a minor rain shower, while Romain Grosjean was sixth fastest. The team evaluated new front wings on both cars with a new exhaust and related bodywork also featuring on Kimi\u2019s car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[1583,6293,1695,1433,2396],"class_list":["post-13966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest","tag-formula-one","tag-indian-sports-news-network","tag-kimi-raikkonen","tag-lotus","tag-malaysian-grand-prix"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Malaysian GP: Raikkonen tops the times on first day - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13966\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Malaysian GP: Raikkonen tops the times on first day - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kimi Raikkonen topped the times on the first day of running as the second round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship \u2013 the Malaysian Grand Prix \u2013 got underway at the Sepang International Circuit. 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