No restart for Raikkonen in France
No restart for Raikkonen in France
2nd October 2010
By Charlie Contadeli
Kimi Raikkonen won’t restart Rallye de France on Sunday after electing to save his Citroen C4 WRC for Spain’s round of the world championship later this month.
Raikkonen, Formula One world champion in 2007, slithered off the road and retired on Saturday’s penultimate stage. Although the car was undamaged, Raikkonen has opted to stop for good rather than return to action on Sunday’s final four stages.
“There was no point risking damaging the car ahead of Catalunya because it will be the same car I use there,” said Raikkonen. “The conditions here will not be the same as in Spain so I won’t learn much by driving tomorrow. We are expecting difficult conditions again tomorrow so I decided not to risk an accident when I am not learning anything.”
Raikkonen’s Citroen Junior Team stablemate Sebastien Ogier will restart, however, after his mechanics repaired the damaged suspension top mount, which forced his retirement on stage 14.
2nd October 2010
By Charlie Contadeli
Kimi Raikkonen won’t restart Rallye de France on Sunday after electing to save his Citroen C4 WRC for Spain’s round of the world championship later this month.
Raikkonen, Formula One world champion in 2007, slithered off the road and retired on Saturday’s penultimate stage. Although the car was undamaged, Raikkonen has opted to stop for good rather than return to action on Sunday’s final four stages.
“There was no point risking damaging the car ahead of Catalunya because it will be the same car I use there,” said Raikkonen. “The conditions here will not be the same as in Spain so I won’t learn much by driving tomorrow. We are expecting difficult conditions again tomorrow so I decided not to risk an accident when I am not learning anything.”
Raikkonen’s Citroen Junior Team stablemate Sebastien Ogier will restart, however, after his mechanics repaired the damaged suspension top mount, which forced his retirement on stage 14.
Fonte: maxrally.com/Dica: Julia
Ok, está certo mesmo! Se continuar amanhã não vai ajudar na Espanha, já que o carro a ser usado será o mesmo e para não arriscar ter mais problemas, não tem que continuar mesmo. Embora experiência seja necessária para Kimi, neste caso, eu entendo que não levaria a nada continuar amanhã. Melhor assim, não estava achando que o resultado seria perfeito mesmo este fim de semana. Fico é aliviada!
Beijinhos, Ice-Ludy
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