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Valsecchi spent a day being Kimi Raikkonen
4 March, 2013 Davide Valsecchi wears Kimi Raikkonen's overalls during Barcelona testing
Davide Valsecchi, the reigning GP2 Series champion, spent a day of testing ‘being Kimi Raikkonen' and has revealed he will never forget Lotus' offer of a role in Formula 1 this year.
We reported last month that the 26-year-old Italian risks becoming the first ever GP2 title winner who might never sit on a F1 grid.
But he will at least be Lotus' reserve driver in 2013, and on Saturday was called up to test the impressive new black and red E21 when Raikkonen called in sick with food poisoning.
'I used Kimi's seat, overalls, shoes … everything except the underwear,' he said in Barcelona, after...
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