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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Kimi Raikkonen likely to contest more rallies despite crash on tarmac rally
Kimi Raikkonen at the weekend crashed out of his latest foray into the world of professional rallying.
The Ferrari driver, having entered two rounds of the Finnish rally championship in the winter, entered the same Tommi Makinen-prepared Fiat Abarth Grande Punto into the Rally della Marca.
But on the third stage of the event in northern Italy’s Treviso region, while running eighth in his category, Raikkonen crashed and struck a… Continue reading
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Kimi Raikkonen crash SS3 Rally della Marca 2009 – video
Kimi Raikkonen’s asphalt rally debut came to an abrupt halt after he crashed out of the Rally della Marca on SS3 in his Abarth Grande Punto S2000.
The car suffered rear suspension damage following an impact with a stone wall, causing the right rear wheel to eventually come off and forcing Raikkonen to retire from the event.
Raikkonen was lying in 17th position (8th in S2000 category) before the crash… Continue reading
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