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Räikkönen close to Citroën WRC deal?

28 November 2009

According to the official World Rally Championship (WRC) website, Kimi Räikkönen is about to sign a deal with Citroën to drive a C4 car on all 13 rounds of the 2010 championship.

Although no contract is yet signed, but a source close to the 2007 World Champion - who has already confirmed that he will not race in F1 next season - told wrc.com that only minor details now need to be tied up before an official announcement is made in the coming days.

Räikkönen contests a non-championship event in January
Räikkönen contests a non-championship event in January

The Finn's 2010 WRC programme is understood to have been funded by Red Bull, a personal sponsor of Finn Räikkönen - a life-long rally fan - and a major backer of Citroën's World Rally campaign.

Räikkönen's only WRC experience to date came at this year's Rally Finland, where he impressed in an Abarth Grande Punto S2000; despite engine problems he was placed 15th overall before rolling his car into a ditch on the second day.

Providing the 'Iceman' does make the switch to French Citroën power for 2010, he will be in good company; 6-time WRC Champion Sébastien Loeb, title-holder every season since 2004, has won 26 rallies in the C4 and recently admitted that the model is his favourite competition car of all-time.


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