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Räikkönen to join Italian rally

Kimi Räikkönen will once again take to the rally track this weekend as the 2007 World Champion joins the Rally della Marca in Italy. Having already competed in the Arctic Lapland Rally four months ago, Kimi will now tackle the dry Italian tarmac road stages as opposed to the snow and ice of January.

Räikkönen last drove the Fiat Grande Punto S2000 in January

There will be no slicks or KERS for Finn Räikkönen this weekend as he is joined in the cockpit by co-driver Kaj Lindstrom, who will be guiding him over the course of the event. "I want to thank the Scuderia for giving me the possibility to take part in such a competition," Räikkönen said on the Ferrari team's website. "I really enjoy myself and it will be my first experience on tarmac after some tests on snow last winter."

Also out of the equation will be a Ferrari as the Espoo-born driver makes best use of a vehicle provided by sister company Fiat, with Kimi driving the Grande Punto S2000 on the outskirts of Treviso over the course of Friday and Saturday. "As I'm coming from the race track it will be interesting to see what I will be able to do behind the wheel on the roads," he added.

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