Nick Heidfeld, Pedro de la Rosa, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Romain Grosjean or Bruno Senna ... The candidates to replace the injured Robert Kubica are numerous. What if at the end his name were Kimi Räikkönen?Even if he’s just to begin a second season in the World Rally Championship in a Citroën WRC DS3 with his team ICE1 Racing, the Finn could be a serious candidate. According to Olivier Quesnel, the ex-driver of the Scuderia Ferrari must get a very appealing offer to encourage him to come back.
"If he wants to leave, I would not be able to say anything because he is a client” told RMC Sports’ Olivier Quesnel, the boss of Citroën Racing. “He rented us a car and is racing with his sponsors. He does what he wants. I suppose there may be considerable pressure from Bernie Ecclestone, the FIA and the entire environment of F1 who wish to see him back because he keeps being a landmark driver for the sport.” He also added, "If Kimi Räikkönen is receiving phone calls, they would have to be very convincing to get him back to F1.”
Tomorrow will be a decisive day. The shakedown of Rally of Sweden takes place on Thursday. It is still possible for Räikkönen, if Lotus Renault GP asks him, to join them at the Jerez circuit in Spain, where from Thursday the second round of the pre-season tests will take place. More information tomorrow, live from Karlstad.
Source: Autohebdo
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