False information about Kimi is circulating

According to MTV3-site Kimi Räikkönen won't participate in Rally Spain at the end of October. It's not true.

Räikkönen's name is not on the teams' WRC-list FIA has published.

And it shouldn't be there either because only drivers who's teams are racing for WCC-points are on FIA's list.

Räikkönen's name is not on the list because his team ICE 1 Racing has been excluded from the WCC-serie due to a violation of regulations.

Kimi has signed up for Rally Catalynia but ICE 1 Racing won't get any more WCC-points. Yet Räikkönen can still collect driver WC-points.

Janne Aittoniemi

Courtesy: Nicole

Hamilton takes Button's number '3'

Lewis Hamilton has been handed the number '3' for his car in the revised FIA entry list for next year's Championship

Earlier this week, the FIA released the entry list for next year's Championship with McLaren slotting in behind Red Bull after finishing second in the Constructors' Championship.

The list saw 2009 World Champion Jenson Button feature above his team-mate Hamilton based on the fact that in 2010 Button took the number '1' after winning the World title.

However, a revised list released on Friday now has Hamilton ahead of Button as he finished in front of his team-mate in the 2010 Championship.

Pastor Maldonado has also secured his place on the list after being confirmed as Rubens Barrichello's Williams team-mate.

Revised List
Red Bull Racing
1 Sebastian Vettel
2 Mark Webber

McLaren
3 Lewis Hamilton
4 Jenson Button

Ferrari
5 Fernando Alonso
6 Felipe Massa

Mercedes GP
7 Michael Schumacher
8 Nico Rosberg

Renault
9 Robert Kubica
10 TBA

Williams
11 Rubens Barrichello
12 Pastor Maldonado

Force India
14 TBA
15 TBA

Sauber
16 Kamui Kobayashi
17 Sergio Perez

Toro Rosso
18 TBA
19 TBA

Team Lotus
20 Jarno Trulli
21 Heikki Kovalainen

Hispania
22 TBA
23 TBA

Virgin Racing
24 TBA
25 TBA

Source: Planet-F1

Webber is Australia’s top sports earner

Mark Webber may have missed out on the 2010 title, but he has leapt to the top of the list of Australian sports earners.

The 34-year-old Red Bull driver has for the first time knocked golfer Greg Norman from first place on a Rich List published annually by BRW magazine.

"Former No.1 Greg Norman has been removed from the list this year to reflect the continual slowdown in his playing commitments," BRW said in a statement.

"Norman still makes millions but almost all of his money comes from property development and other business deals," it added.

Webber was fourth on last year’s list, but his estimated $13.4 million earned this season means he overtakes the 2010 number 2 Andrew Bogut, an NBL basketball player.

Bogut’s earnings are listed as $12.6m, ahead of motocross rider Chad Reed ($7.5m), MotoGP’s Casey Stoner ($6.8m), Premier League player Tim Cahill ($4.2m) and NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose ($4.2m).

Webber was in Hobart on Wednesday to announce the 2011 resurrection of his Tasmanian outdoor adventure challenge, which was cancelled after he broke his leg in 2008.

"The last time I was here I left a bit sore, but it’s great to be back," he said.

Source: NextgenAuto

Jordan Rally entries announced

The organisers of the Jordan Rally have published the seeded entry list for this year's event, round three of the World Championship season, which starts on 1 April.

The WRC event rotation system meant Jordan was absent from the 2009 calendar, but it returns this year to run together with a round of the Middle East Rally Championship. In total the entry list features thirty-six cars, the majority of which are registered for the WRC, P-WRC or S-WRC competitions.

Topping the list, after his win in Mexico, is championship leader Sebastien Loeb of the Citroen Total World Rally Team. He and team-mate Dani Sordo will drive C4 World Rally Cars. In the manufacturer's second tier squad, former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will join Sebastien Ogier at the Citroen Junior World Rally Team.

The most recent Jordan Rally winner, Mikko Hirvonen, joins Jari-Matti Latvala as the two points nominated Ford Focus entries for the BP Ford Abu Dhabi team. Abu Dhabi driver Khalid Al Qassimi will pilot a third car for the squad.

The Stobart M-Sport team will field two Focus RS WRCs for Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson, while Munchis World Rally Team driver Federico Villagra will start his second rally of the season in another Focus World Rally Car. Rally Mexico podium finisher Petter Solberg will also be in Jordan, driving his privately entered Citroen C4 WRC.

In addition to the top level WRC competition, Jordan counts as the third round of the Production Car and Super 2000 World Rally Championships.

The S-WRC features its biggest line-up of the season so far, with nine entries including Skoda drivers Per-Gunnar Andersson, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Patrik Sandell and Ford drivers Janne Tuohino, Michal Kosciuszko and Xevi Pons. Of his year's S-WRC registered drivers, only Albert Llovera and Martin Prokop have elected to skip Jordan.

After victory in Mexico, reigning P-WRC-champion Armindo Araujo will be back in the Production category, where he'll face rivals including Gianluca Linari and Martin Semerad. The Production regulars will be joined by Subaru Impreza driver Amjad Farah, a multiple Jordan National Rally champion who has been granted a wild card entry by the event’s organisers, Jordan Motorsport.

Follow this link to see the complete entry list

Official list of entries for Rally Mexico

Here's the official list of drivers and team entries for Rally Mexico, which will take place from 4th - 7th of March.

Official website for Rally Mexico

List here

Source: KimiRaikkonen.com OF