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Raikkonen joins Citroen in WRC team
publication date: Dec 5, 2009
F1 star Kimi Raikkonen will drive in WRC for Citroen next season.
Since
its establishment in 2008, the association between Citroën Racing and
Red Bull has already reaped world titles for Citroën, Sébastien Loeb
and Daniel Elena in 2008 and 2009, and the ties between the two
companies are to be stepped up for next season.
In addition to
the Citroën Total World Rally Team-entered C4 WRCs of Sébastien Loeb
and Dani Sordo, a second team will also now run two C4 WRCs for Kimi
Räikkönen and Sébastien Ogier in the colours of Red Bull and Citroën.
Finland's Kimi Räikkönen, 30, who has won 18 Formula 1 Grands Prix, claimed the Formula 1 world crown in 2007, and contested several rallies in 2009 - including his home round of the WRC - said: "I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career. Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroën C4. This is a new but very exciting challenge.
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" For the moment we have a one-year contract and we will
see how it goes for the future. I am really looking forward to testing
the car and taking the start of the first rally."
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