Kimi Raikkonen was fastest on the opening day ܫof pre-season testing at Jerez - with limited running throughout the paddock.

Raikkonen was the only man to manage more than 20 laps on a ꧟day featuring a number of stoppages, the most serious coming when Lewis Hamilton crashed the new Mercedes af🦂ter a front wing issue.

Red Bull and Cate🅘rham failed to post t⭕imed laps having only joined proceedings late in the day, while McLaren and Marussia weren't ready to start their testing programmes.

Wi🏅th the early running being more about reliability and system checks with the revised regulations rather than outright peformance, lap times were notably down on those set in the 🅰corresponding test last year and not representative of what is expected during the season ahead.

1. Kimi RaikkonenFinlandFerrari-Ferrari1min 27.104secs
2. Lewis HamiltonBritainMercedes-Mercedes1min 27.802secs
3. Valtteri BottasFinlandWilliams-Mercedes1min 30.082secs
4. Sergio PerezMexicoForce India-Mercedes1min 33.161secs
5. Jean-Eric VergneFranceToro Rosso-Renault1min 36.530secs
6. Esteban GutierrezMexicoSauber-Ferrari1min 42.257secs
7. Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull-RenaultNo time
8. Marcus EricssonSwedenCaterham-RenaultNo time

NB - neither McLaren or Marussia took to the track

Jerez test times - February 2013:

1. Felipe MassaBrazilFerrari-Ferrari1min 17.879secs
2. Kimi RaikkonenFinlandLotus-Renault1min 18.148secs
3. Jules BianchiFranceForce India-Mercedes1min 18.175secs