MONTMELO, Spain -- Kimi Raikkonen edged Lewis Hamilton for the fastest time in preseason testing on Tuesday, a sign that Formula One could be regaining its competitive edge.
Raikkonen pushed his Ferrari through a flying lap of 1 minute, 20.960 seconds on Day 2 of tests at the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya. While the Finn barely beat Hamilton's earlier effort by a scant 0.023 seconds, he did so using a slower type of tire made for greater durability over outright speed.
His good performance came after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had mustered the second-fastest time to Hamilton on Monday.