Raikkonen Comfortable in the "New House'

Kimi Raikkonen was recently joined by Lotus. But The Ice Man is able toprovide a pleasant first impression for his new team.

After missing the past two seasons of F1 racing, Raikkonen decided tocomeback to the sport that made ​​his name. He strengthened the Lotus factory team.

Dwell more on the world rally will undoubtedly make it able to adapt quickly to the F1 is now almost completely changed since he left. But from the results ofinitial tests in Jerez last week, at least Raikkonen could break that notion.

The Finnish rider to be the fastest on the first day of the test and it showedRaikkonen had not lost his touch as a former F1 world champion.

With a sweet beginning like this, Raikkonen is believed to have undergone many changes after a two year absence from F1. Lotus now also be confident to welcome the new season with a 32 year-old man.

"For most people this might be the single greatest mystery, because you onlyhear the words of people, but we feel fine with him and he feels like at home," said the boss of the Lotus, Gerard Lopez, as reported by Autosport.

"He smiles a lot when with us. But the most important thing is that he feelsmore like a part of this family," he continued.

"I think the image is actually outside of Kimi and not much different from whathe describes. He is a hard worker, very good at giving feedback and have a good spirit of cooperation."

"Once we talk to, we will understand why he came back, we feel verycomfortable. If you look at what happens during the test, people can not saythat he lost his touch," he concluded.