FEBRUARY 16, 2005

Raikkonen has a big one

Kimi Raikkonen suffered a brake failure yesterday during testing in Barcelona, which the team believe was caused by something getting between the caliper and the disc.

Kimi Raikkonen suffered a brake failure yesterday during testing in Barcelona, which the team believe was caused by something getting between the caliper and the disc. The result was that the McLaren MP4-20 chassis went heavily into the barriers and was badly damaged. As a precaution Raikkonen will not be driving today as he jarred his thumb in the crash. The car is due to be repaired and should be run today by Pedro da la Rosa.