The Iceman was back in action at Valencia today
Kimi Raikkonen successfully completed his first day back behind the wheel of an F1 car at Valencia today, more than 26 months after his last start with Ferrari.
The intention of the two-day test with a 2010 Renault is for Kimi get used to the F1 environment again, and get to know his team and engineers.
The car, which ran in yellow and black when it was new, was used for demo appearances last year.
“It’s nice to get back in the car, it’s quite a few years since I’ve driven last time,” he told Sky Sports News. “Of course it takes a little bit of time to get used to it, but the main bits of driving – braking, turning, the normal things – it doesn’t take many laps. But learning about the car, the team and the tyres will take time.”
Raikkonen admitted that he never expected to be back in F1.
“I had no plans for the future, I have no plans now for the future. There were different choices for this year, but I really wanted to do racing – I did some NASCAR last year and I really enjoyed competing against people again. It was then that I decided to do some racing again and F1 is the highest level of racing and where people want to be.”
Adam Cooper F1 
Great thats really nice….
Yes it will take time, but he’s got the speed. The thing is: can he addapt his driving style to these new cars? I think he can, but that’s the key of succes, we’ve seen it with other drivers.
No doubt Kimi is a quick driver and a quick study given the variety of drives he’s had in the last few years. No doubt tyre management and keeping pace with high fuel loads will be the key hurdles for him. Hope Lotus is a good fit for him and that they have a competetive car.