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Kimi
Raikkonen enjoyed a trouble-free run through the second and final
day of the Arctic Rally to reach the finish in his first event in
a Citroen WRC car.
Any
hopes of a result for the Red Bull-backed Citroen Junior team
driver went out of the window when he crashed off the road for 30
minutes on the second stage yesterday, but the 2007 Formula 1
world champion said he was happy with the progress he made through
today's six stages.
"Things
didn't exactly get off to the best start as we went off the road
during the second stage," said Raikkonen. "But luckily
there was no mechanical damage and I was able to continue in the
rally. From there it got a lot better for me and we were much more
consistent. We put a few more kilometres under our belt, which was
vital to help us continue learning the C4 WRC. As well as being
pleased by our performances I was also pleased by the way we were
able to work with the team. We developed our set-up in the right
direction and now we are going to continue our work in order to
arrive in Sweden in the strongest possible position."
Citroen
team manager Benoit Nogier was pleased with how Raikkonen
recovered after his accident. The Finn was within 0.8s per
kilometre of fellow Citroen driver Dani Sordo's pace. "He was
quickly able to put his mishap at the start of the rally behind
him and get to the end of a complex event, whilst improving at the
same pace as Dani," said Nogier.
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