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Räikkönen delayed by fuel system checks

– Kimi Räikkönen's morning programme on the third day of pre-season testing was disrupted by fuel system checks on his Ferrari, the team has confirmed to GPUpdate.net.Sebastian Vettel topped the times on both Monday and Tuesday in the new SF16-H, but stopped on circuit during the final five minutes of yesterday's running.Räikkönen, who sampled the car during a filming day on Sunday, did not appear out on circuit until 12:15, as he conducted four installation laps before the lunch break.Ferrari emphasised that there was not an issue with the car, only that precautionary checks were undertaken, which used up a significant amount of track time.
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