Formula One:Kimi Raikkonen made his long-awaited Ferrari debut yesterday with his first Formula One test for the Italian team at a damp Vallelunga circuit.

Some 50 fans huddled in the stand at the track near Rome as the 27-year-old Finn, the heir apparent to retired seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, got to grips with last year's 248 F1 car.

Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa was testing the new F2007 car at the same time under overcast skies and occasional showers.

A Ferrari spokesman said everything was proceeding as scheduled and Raikkonen, twice a championship runner-up at McLaren, had completed some 18 laps in the morning.

The 2007 season starts in Melbourne, Australia on March 18th.