The Spanish Grand Prix, which gets underway in just under an hours' time, marks a turning point in the F1 season with most teams boasting major changes to their cars and while Ferrari will boast some areo changes this weekend, they won't have any major upgrades to their power unit.
The Italian team has already introduced various upgrades which have already seen a much improved performance, with both drivers locking out the front row in Russia two weeks ago.
“In the last race weekend I was much happier with the car set up; we have understood a lot since the first race, but obviously there are always thing you can improve and do better. Little by little, it is getting better and hopefully we can keep going that way and be in the front again. It's a never-ending process,” Kimi Raikkonen said.
Kimi is keeping very focused on the job he has to do, not just this weekend, but for the rest of the season…
“So far this weekend I haven't seen the other cars, and from free practice we won't get much information about them. We'll do our own stuff, follow our own schedule and try to improve. We have a good plan and we'll follow it. As for the rest, we cannot control what the others do; we just have to get the best out of the package and I'm sure we can take the fight to them. The season is still long, there's some work to be done, but that's what we are here for. As a team we are doing a good job, but we want to do better”.
The Circuit de Catalunya has a variety of corners which require both downforce and stability and this has contributed to it being regarded as one of the iconic tracks of the current Formula One calendar. There are some very fast ones, specifically turns 3 and 9 and in pre-season testing, the new 2017 specification cars proved capable of taking them flat out, thanks to the wider tyres and increased aerodynamic downforce.
