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Kimi can't wait to get behind Ferrari wheel

Kimi Raikkonen can't wait to get behind the wheel of the new Ferrari F2007 and drive his first miles in an F1 car since the end of last season and the end of his contract with McLaren. Since then the Finn has been prevented contractually from driving a Ferrari.

"I've just seen the F2007 in the plant and it is very beautiful and it will be exciting to see it on the track tomorrow," said Raikkonen. "I can't wait to start the new season and I expect it to be a very challenging one, even though I think we are up for the Championship. I have been received here in a very nice way and I have a good feeling. It is nice to be with Ferrari and I do not want to make any comparisons to the past. It's a completely different story. Let's put it like this: In Maranello it is just as I expected it to be."

"That I had some spare time over the last months hasn't been bad, even though a forced brake doesn't help to get back into the rhythm easily," he added. "Now I will get back into the car and start my phase in which I will adapt to the car. We have to work together and we have to give it our all. I will be here tomorrow to see the F2007 run. It is always very interesting to see a new race car on its first laps. The most important thing to go fast is to have a good feeling with the car. Here everything is different to what I have seen until now in my career. This is a team that welcomed me in a very warm hearted way; I think I have made a good decision when I decided to come to Ferrari."

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