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Kimi aims for better second day
29th of January 2010

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Kimi Raikkonen has made it to the end of the opening day of the Arctic Rally in Finland, but the former Ferrari star has set his sights firmly on improving his pace tomorrow.

The Red Bull Citroen Junior Team driver suffered a fraught morning on the Rovaniemi-based event after crashing on the second stage, where he dropped more than half an hour in a ditch.

Citroen fixed his C4 WRC at the ensuing service allowing the 2007 Formula 1 champion a clear run through the afternoon's three stages. Due to his morning shunt, his overall position in the Finnish Rally Championship event has not yet been clarified.

Raikkonen's co-driver Kaj Lindstrom said: "The afternoon has been good. Kimi is back on top of the car after the problem this morning. We've been just under a second per kilometre slower than Dani [Sordo], who's leading the event. The focus for me tomorrow will be to get that gap down to half a second per kilometre."

Raikkonen, who was second quickest to Sordo on all three of this afternoon's stages, made adjustments to the C4 WRC at service ahead of the final stage in northern Finland this evening. He adjusted the suspension on the car to assist turn-in to corners, while also working to help with traction at the back of the car.

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