Kimi Räikkönen fought his first WC-points in Jordan. In the demanding race the Finnish driver lost only two seconds per kilometer to the lead on those stages he made without mistakes.Are those 2 seconds then the difference that Räikkönen should catch if he is going to drive for podiums at some stage?
– Jordan's rally was Kimi's most difficult rally. His absolute goal was to finish the rally and under those conditions he had to set his pace accordingly. During previous rallies the difference on the best stages have been 0,8-1 seconds to the lead. That is the real situation at this point, Steve Robertson told Turun Sanomat.
To whom will Räikkönen compare his pace then - Sebastien Loeb or Sebastien Ogier?
– Loeb. Kimi always compares himself to the fastest driver, Robertson emphasises.
Learning period in the spotlight
How has the ex-F1 driver's season taken off according to his manager?
– What is on top of my mind is that rallying is so different from F1. Kimi has had to learn extremely much in an extremely short period of time.
– Rallying on top level requires a completely different driving style than track-driving which Kimi has in his backbone. It takes time to understand everything that is required on the top of rally and unfortunately Kimi can't do it in all peace, as a F1-Champion he has to do it while being in the center of all attention.
Robertson believes that with Räikkönen's persistance and determination he will go far in rally too.
– It's absolutely sure that Kimi will become a really fast driver in rally too, Robertson assures.
Räikkönen hasn't thought about next year yet.
– It's time for it only after a few months, Robertson hints.
Source: Turun Sanomat
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