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Kimi
Raikkonen will make his asphalt rally debut in the Citroen C4 WRC
on the Rally Lanterna in Italy next month.
Both
Raikkonen and his Citroen Junior Team team-mate Sebastien Ogier
will contest the event, which starts with a superspecial on Friday
June 11 and then includes eight asphalt stages on Saturday June
12.
The
event is based just north of Genova and will offer Raikkonen a
first competitive outing in the C4 before his first sealed surface
round of the WRC in Bulgaria (July 8-11).
Ogier
will start the Italian event as favourite for his first victory in
a Citroen C4 WRC, having just missed out on the recent Rally New
Zealand. Equally, Raikkonen's Formula 1 experience will ensure he
is closer to the pace on asphalt and some of Raikkonen's strongest
stage times have come on sealed surface stages this season.
Prior
to the Italian event, both drivers will contest the Rally of
Portugal next week, starting with the roadshow superspecial in
Porto on Sunday afternoon.
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