Kimi Raikkonen Signs For Citroen | Road Tests, Auto Features
2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen is giving up his day job in the Ferrari Grand Prix team, and will drive a Citroen C4 in the World Rally Championship next year with funding from Red Bull.
Rallying and circuit racing are very different disciplines, but Raikkonen already has some experience of the former. He took part in the 2009 Rally Finland in an Abarth Grande Punto (which ended up on its roof) and has always been a big fan of the sport. "I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career," he says. "Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroen C4.
Source: Kimi Raikkonen Signs For Citroen | Road Tests, Auto Features
Rallying and circuit racing are very different disciplines, but Raikkonen already has some experience of the former. He took part in the 2009 Rally Finland in an Abarth Grande Punto (which ended up on its roof) and has always been a big fan of the sport. "I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career," he says. "Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroen C4.
Source: Kimi Raikkonen Signs For Citroen | Road Tests, Auto Features
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