Valentino Rossi kicked off his first day of a two day test at the Barcelona circuit with Ferrari’s Formula 1 2008 car with couple of spins on the cold and damp Spanish circuit According to Ferrari.
com website Rossi was incredibly excited to get back behind the wheel after his last experience in Mugello in November 2008 and by five o’clock, the Italian rider had completed 68 laps with a best time of 1′25″2 on slick tires and a drying out track, but five seconds slower that Kimi Raikkonen’s qualifying time at Montemelò in 2008.
“I’m glad, it was a good test, although wet in the morning and with a lack of grip we had some problems.
Luckily in the afternoon the track dried, I managed to run with slicks and improve my lap times,” said Rossi.
Rossi will be back on track tomorrow for the final day of testing.