MARANELLO, Italy -- Kimi Raikkonen clocked up his first 100 kilometres in the new Alfa Romeo Formula One car on Thursday, after completing 33 laps of Ferrari's Fiorano test track.
The pre-season shakedown and filming day caught the residents of nearby Maranello by surprise, with the team hitting the track four days ahead of its scheduled launch in Barcelona on Monday. The car was wrapped in a one-off Valentine's Day-inspired livery, made up of a pattern of Alfa Romeo clover leafs and love hearts.
A small crowd gathered on a nearby overpass to get a preview of the 2019 F1 season, with the black and red Alfa Romeo completing a series of short runs between pit stops.