Kimi Räikkönen and Kaj Lindström visited a snow bank with the new Citroën DS3 WRC car at the beginning of the first shakedown period during the weekend of Rally Sweden in the World Rally Championship season.
- Whenever there is a new car, there is a little bit of experimenting, Lindstrom acknowledged the situation.
Räikkönen likes Sweden's snowy challenge although the snowfall on Thursday put to the test the new tires and the studs.
- The tyres are suffering from that amount of snow. When it is snowing, the new tires seem to be quite difficult. When you go over even a little bit of snow, there's no grip and the car is like aquaplaning, Raikkonen thought.
Räikkönen did not have any worries from his lack of preparation for the season.
- There was no plans from last season on how to prepare. We had time to test on one day, and even then not quite the whole day, because the engine blew up. Because the engine had apparently been run in all the tests they had done.
Räikkönen is now the boss of his own racing team, ICE1 Racing.
– The team is the same even though the name is different and the car is new. Nothing else has changed. If I wanted to drive, it was better to develop something. This option was the easiest, Raikkonen explained.
What about the new car, the Citroën DS3 WRC?
- From what I have gotten to drive, it feels pretty good. It has a Super 2000-style, it feels lighter and turns more quickly.
Raikkonen did not promise any results?
It is being driven and considered. We'll see how it goes, Räikkönen acknowledged.
FINAL OFFICIAL RESULTS AFTER ALL SHAKEDOWN RUNS
1. Henning Solberg Ford 2.02,5
2. Mikko Hirvonen Ford 2.02,6
3. Petter Solberg Citroen 2.02,7
4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen 2.02,8
5. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford 2.03,2
6. P-G Andersson Ford 2.03,4
7. Mads Östberg Ford 2.03,9
8. Kimi Räikkönen Citroen 2.04,5
9. Sebastien Ogier Citroen 2.05,3
10. Eyvind Brynildsen Skoda 2.08,6 (S2000)
Source: TS
Courtesy: sleenster
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