Citroen Junior Team driver Kimi Raikkonen is leading his first asphalt rally, after four stages of the Rally della Lanterna in northern Italy. Raikkonen currently leads his team mate Sebastien Ogier – the winner of the Portugal Rally two weeks ago – by nearly half a minute.The team is using the small national event close to Genoa to prepare for the forthcoming asphalt rounds of the World Rally Championship, starting in Bulgaria at the beginning of next month. Raikkonen’s best result on the World Rally Championship so far is fifth in Turkey – but he had never driven his Citroen C4 WRC in full asphalt configuration until this weekend’s event.
Ogier, in the other Citroen reported no major problems, but he struggled for grip in the damp conditions. The weather is expected to remain variable for the rest of the rally, which finishes tonight.
Raikkonen’s co-driver Kaj Lindstrom said: “Up to now everything has gone well; very well in fact. But there’s still a very long way to go, so it’s best that we stay calm.”
Source: MaxRally
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