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Kimi
Raikkonen says he would try his hand at rallying once his Formula
One career is over. The 28-year-old Finn, who is currently
weighing up whether or not to renew his contract with Ferrari
beyond 2009, told the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport
that he is not afraid of life after Grand Prix racing.
"I
will not be bored," Raikkonen said. "When I stop Formula
One, I will keep going for fun to other races. At some point I
will try rallying. That interests me; asphalt, gravel and ice, it
must be fun," he explained.
The
2007 drivers' title winner stopped short of saying his ambition
would be to compete at World Rally level.
"It's
difficult to say, because I have never done a rally seriously. On
asphalt I would probably be okay but on gravel I have no
experience. And having a co-pilot for me would be difficult."
Raikkonen's
interest in rallying is probably stirred by the exploits of his
older brother Rami, who is a rally driver of some repute in
Finland.
What
is clear, however, is that if Raikkonen does hang up his F1 helmet
in the near future, he will not walk away from motor racing
entirely. "I have spent my whole life in motor sport. I have
never had the plans to do anything else," he explained.
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