Kimi Raikkonen to drive in Coffs Coast World Rally event

Kimi Raikkonen to drive in Coffs Coast World Rally event

The Australian leg of the World Rally championship on the Coffs Coast this year has attracted some high profile motor sport stars.

Finland's former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen will be driving for team Citroën.

Raikkonen switched from Formula One to World Rally in 2010.

His teammate Petter Solberg will also drive in the September World Rally event on the mid north coast.

Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula 1 World Champion known as "The Iceman", and 2003 World Rally champion Solberg, nicknamed "Hollywood", both will drive works-built Citroën DS3 WRC rally cars, according to team management.

They promise to bring massive fan and media attention to the 8-11 September event, which will be round 10 of the 2011 World Rally Championship. Rally Australia General Manager Michael Masi said it was wonderful news that Raikkonen and Solberg would compete in Australia.

"These two drivers are both World Champions and motorsport mega-stars.

"To see them driving their million-dollar rally cars on the roads of the Coffs Coast will be a huge attraction," he said.

Raikkonen won the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship, including the Australian Grand Prix, for the Ferrari team before putting his hard-earned reputation on the line in a switch to the WRC in 2010.

Fonte: www.abc.net.au/Dica: Luieluv

Ano passado Kimi não participou da etapa na Nova Zelândia, mas este ano, a Austrália será, por enquanto, o único evento fora da Europa que o Iceman vai atender.

Bom, espero que este rali, que acontecerá exatamente no fim de semana do meu aniversário, seja melhor do que o do ano passado, no Japão.

Beijinhos, Ludy