Kimi Raikkonen will compete on Neste Oil Rally Finland 2009
Kimi Raikkonen will compete on the World Rally Championship Rally Finland in his Abarth Grande Punto S2000, according to autosport.com.
This will be Raikkonen’s first rally on gravel in the Tommi Makinen Racing Fiat and he completed a two day test on the surface last week. It will also be his debut on a WRC event after having contested three national championship status rallies so far this year
The experienced Kaj Lindstrom will… Continue reading
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WRC promoter Simon Long wants Kimi Raikkonen for the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship global promoter Simon Long said he would be “extremely interested” in talking to Kimi Raikkonen about the Finn’s future beyond F1, according to Autosport magazine.
Raikkonen competed on his first asphalt rally last weekend, but crashed out of the event with a broken TCA on SS3, after suffering centre differential problems with the Punto from the start of the rally.
Kimi states that he is interested in contesting more rallies this… Continue reading
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Robert Kubica confirmed as having bought Kopecky’s Skoda Fabia WRC
Robert Kubica has bought a world rally car and is rumoured to be considering entering a round of this year’s championship.
The 24-year-old’s new mount is a Skoda Fabia WRC, formerly rallied by Czech driver Jan Kopecky. Reports say Kubica made the purchase for “private tests and fun.”
But rumours insist he may be planning a professional outing this year, possibly at the World Rally Championship’s round in his… Continue reading
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