Drivers pretty impressed with Kimi - 25th January 19:25pm GMT

Kimi Raikkonen said his move from McLaren to Ferrari would not change the way he goes about Formula One but Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella was not so sure.

He thought the Finn, who made his track debut in red at the Vallelunga test circuit near Rome this week, was behaving like a new man already.

"I saw Kimi in a couple of interviews and he looks different to last year, much more concentrated and focused," the Italian told Reuters at the launch of the champions' new car in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Some see a bumpy ride ahead, with the party-loving Finn a very different character to the extraordinary German who effectively moulded the team around him and commanded intense loyalty.

Others, such as Schumacher's former team mate Rubens Barrichello, saw no reason why he should not feel at home straight away.

"I think the Ferrari is an easy car to adapt to," the Brazilian said on Thursday after Honda presented their new car at the Circuit de Catalunya.

"When I joined the team in 2000, the car was extremely easy to drive. Although there are many changes now without Michael there and without (technical director) Ross (Brawn), I don't know if it will make such a change.

"He's definitely a good driver and will adapt quite well."