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Kimi Raikkonen will race a lighter Ferrari chassis in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in a bid to increase the benefit he gains from KERS. Raikkonen's heavier physique, relative to team mate Felipe Massa, means accommodating KERS has proven more of a challenge than on the Brazilian's car, hence the new lightweight F60. The new chassis (number 279) is part of a planned development programme which began at the end of 2008. Ferrari insist the reduced weight will in no way compromise the safety of Raikkonen's car and the revised chassis has already passed the mandatory FIA crash test. The team are also confident of improved KERS reliability following extensive work on the system since the last round in Bahrain.
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Kimi Raikkonen will race a lighter Ferrari chassis in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in a bid to increase the benefit he gains from KERS. Raikkonen's heavier physique, relative to team mate Felipe Massa, means accommodating KERS has proven more of a challenge than on the Brazilian's car, hence the new lightweight F60. The new chassis (number 279) is part of a planned development programme which began at the end of 2008. Ferrari insist the reduced weight will in no way compromise the safety of Raikkonen's car and the revised chassis has already passed the mandatory FIA crash test. The team are also confident of improved KERS reliability following extensive work on the system since the last round in Bahrain.
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