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Rally team boss Malcolm Wilson has offered Kimi Raikkonen a test
in one of the squad's Ford Focus WRC cars. The Finn, whose
contract expires at the end of next year, said recently he would
be interested in trying rallying once his F1 career is over.
"I'd
offer him a test," Wilson is quoted as saying by Eurosport.
"It'd be a great opportunity for us."
Reigning
World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb is also open to the idea of
Raikkonen, embroiled in speculation about his future beyond 2009,
switching codes. "I would welcome (him) because it's good to
have big names coming into rallying," he said.
Frenchman
Loeb predicts it would be difficult for the Finn to turn his hand
to rallying, given its fundamental differences to circuit racing.
"But with the talent he has and with some practice he will
adapt and find the feeling," the 34-year-old explained.
Reports
indicate that Ferrari parent company Fiat's rallying effort, the
Abarth team, intends to move from the Intercontinental Rally
Challenge to World Rally in 2010. They would reportedly be
thrilled at the prospect of having Raikkonen on board.
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