Räikkönen vence em um carro de rali

Raikkonen wins in a rally car

By Anthony Peacock

Former Grand Prix star claimed his first victory in a rally car – when he defeated enduro bike star Taddy Blasuziak at the Red Bull Hare Scramble in Austria.

Raikkonen, driving his regular Citroen C4 WRC, and Blasuziak – riding his usual KTM – took turns to set a time on a tight 13-kilometre gravel stage carved out of a mountainside quarry.

In the end, Raikkonen won the challenge by 28 seconds – despite rough conditions that his co-driver Kaj Lindstrom compared to the old Safari Rally.

Raikkonen said: “It’s the first time that I’ve ever done anything like this and I really enjoyed myself. It was a very close contest and in the end I think our better top speed in the rally car is what helped us. In the slow parts, it was much more evenly matched.”

Blazusiak added: ““Really, it was all about the fun. It was a real privilege for me to compete against Kimi and I hope that we put on a good show.”

Raikkonen now travels to northern Italy to take part in the Rally della Lantern near Genoa next weekend: part of his preparation for the asphalt-heavy second part of the World Rally Championship.

Fonte: MaxRally.com

Legal este evento da Red Bull! E que bacana que Räikkönen venceu!!!

Beijinhos, Ice-Ludy