Kimi Raikkonen's Citroen switch rightaway central
A news is eventually central: Kimi Raikkonen will not be upon a 2010 regulation asingle grid since he has signed full-time with Citroen’s youth Universe Convene Championship team.
A 2007 universe champion’s signing of a stipulate, rightaway confirmed by a French carmaker, was initial reported on Monday by a Finnish broadcaster MTV3.
It is rumoured which the 30-year-old’s pierce, saved by Citroen unite Red Longhorn, could outcome in Raikkonen returning to regulation asingle in 2011 to reinstate Mark Webber at a appetite drink-owned team’s categorical F1 team.
Raikkonen will expostulate the Citroen C4 subsequent year during all thirteen WRC rounds, as will Citroen’s title winning lead motorist Sebastien Loeb.
“For a impulse you have a asingle year contract as well as you will see how it goes for a destiny,” a leader of EIGHTEEN grands prix pronounced in the statement.
Source: GMM
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CITRON RACING AS WELL AS RED LONGHORN GIVE WINGS TO KIMI RIKKNEN IN 2010
Since the investiture in 2008, a organisation in between Citron Racing and Red Bull has already reaped universe titles for Citron, Sbastien Loeb as well as Daniel Elena in 2008 as well as 2009*, as well as the ties in between the dual companies have been to be stepped up for subsequent season. In further to a Citron Sum Universe Convene Team-entered C4 WRCs of Sbastien Loeb as well as Dani Sordo, the second group will additionally rightaway run two C4 WRCs for Kimi Rikknen as well as Sbastien Ogier in a colours of Red Longhorn as well as Citron.
A partnership in between Citron as well as Red Longhorn, which dates behind to a 2008 Convene Argentina (won by Sbastien Loeb as well as Daniel Elena) as well as that has since harvested 15 alternative wins, is to be reinforced in 2010. As in 2008 and 2009, a dual Citron Total Universe Convene Team-run C4 WRCs will both competition a clothing of a important appetite splash, as well as a fortifying Universe Champions have renewed their faith in Sbastien Loeb/Daniel Elena as well as Dani Sordo/Marc Marti.
A deal will be lengthened in 2010 to embody the dual Citron Youth Group cars which will contest in Red Bull’s colours upon TWELVE of a 2010 FIA World Convene Championship’s THIRTEEN rounds, a difference being a Convene of Brandnew Zealand. These two Citron C4 WRCs will be campaigned by Kimi Rikknen/Kaj Lindstrm and Sbastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia.
Finland’s Kimi Rikknen, THIRTY, who has won 18 Regulation ONE Grands Prix, claimed a Regulation ONE world climax in 2007, as well as contested several rallies in 2009 – togetherwith his home turn of a WRC – said: “WE regularly longedfor to contest in convene, especially in a Universe Convene Championship during some indicate in my career. Interjection to Red Bull, WE have a event to drive a most appropriate car of a array with a Citron C4. This is the brandnew though really sparkling plea. For a impulse you have the one-year stipulate and you will see how it goes for a destiny. WE am unequivocally looking brazen to contrast a automobile as well as receiving the start of a initial convene.”
Citron Racing Executive, Olivier Quesnel combined: “Red Bull’s joining and energy have been the undiluted fit for Citron’s ongoing thirst for victory. We will goon to equate upon Sbastien and Dani to urge the universe titles in 2010, as well as you will additionally be prolonging the organisation with Sbastien Ogier who showed superb potential this year. Last but not least, it is with measureless happiness which you acquire Kimi Rikknen to the ranks. We have been really unapproachable which he has selected Citron. In further to a confirmation of these 4 crews, you will hopefully be means to make known alternative programmes over a coming weeks.”
* Subject to a central publication of a formula by a FIA
