Friday, December 3, 2010

TOP 10: All the offs in Räikkönen's rally career

Kimi Räikkönen's still relatively new rally career holds more offs than enough and everything hasn't still gone completely in the tube on rally paths. During his first WRC-season Räikkönen trashed his Citroën many times. MTV3 ranked Räikkönen's stupidities on the rally path

10) The 2010 Arctic Lapland Rally was Räikkönen's first time with Citroen C4 WRC car and he drove out already during the 2nd SS. Because of that he was left behind the lead about half an hour and the race was there. He managed however to drive to the finish line.

9) In 2009 Räikkönen's journey in Italian della Marca tarmac rally ended prematurely.

Snowbanks were dusting in the off in Swedish Rally.
8) The opening rally in Sweden didn't start in very positive spirits when it came to Räikkönen when he crashed with another car during recce. He broke the hood in the crash and the snowbanks were tested later in the race. Raikkonen was able to run the race until the end and was 30th.

Kimi Raikkonen drove out in Rally Japan's shakedown.
7) The off in Japan Rally was not the wildest of the season but it ended Räikkönen's race. The gas pedal is a bit too delicate again and the Citroen is finally found quite deep in the forest.

Kimi Raikkonen in his thoughts in Finland Rally 2010
6) If the off in 2009 Jyväskylä was quite wild, the same can't be said about 2010. Once again he has a little too much speed and goes wide. The Citroen took a hit but Räikkönen was able to continue finishing 25th.

Raikkonen was forced to retire in France.
5) The foot on the pedal was once again a little bit too hasty in the French Rally and there was too much speed. The Citroen didn't turn, it just went in a went into a slight curve and straight to the forest and also stayed there.

Räikkönen's Citroen is dug up from the forest in Bulgaria.
4) Räikkönen was in a good pace in Bulgaria tarmac rally Raikkonen but once again the car was found from the woods.
Fortunately the Citroen was equipped with a roll cage because they rolled handsomely through the roof.

Kimi Raikkonen put his Citroën on its roof in Spain.
3) The errors in Rally Spain were costly and Räikkönen got to learn that the hard way. Cutting a little too early and the Citroën lands brilliantly on its roof.

Kimi Raikkonen rolled a few volts with his Citroën in Mexico.
2) Rally Mexico showed how dangerous it was also when it came to Räikkönen when he hit his Citroen on a stone already at the first SS. The actual retirement took place in SS7 when Räikkönen's Citroen rolled a few times.

Räikkönen's first WRC-rally ended wildly when he drove off.
1) One can't say that Kimi's first rally (2009 Jyväskylä) wen't completely into the tube because his race ended through a couple of volts on the side of the road.

Source: MTV3
Courtesy: Nicole

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