I haven’t shut with F1!

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I haven’t shut with F1!
After the very first test with the Citroen C4 WRC, Raikkonen… find the speech again. And he reveals what are his ambitions and plans.

Kimi Raikkonen talks! Accustomed as we are to the grumblings and the shrugs of the former Ferrari driver, feeling him happy, even enthusiastic, 'almost' talkative, this greatly surprises us. Maybe it's his new rally environment that made the miracle. Or perhaps it’s the result of the first test with the new car, the Citroen C4 WRC, with which he seems to have quickly found a good feeling. Whatever will be, but the fact is that Kimi seems transformed. And he doesn’t draw back to our questions, which are not just about rally, but also about many other topics .
- Kimi, what do you think of the C4 after your first test? How did you feel? He was your very first time ever driving a World Rally Car... - "The car is very good. I’ve immediately found a great feeling and I was very impressed by how it reacts to adjustments. Sure, it's quite different from any other rally car I had driven before! Even if I didn’t know it, I enjoyed, I had fun and learned a lot of things."
- All the experts have pointed out that your main problem, apart from that you don’t know the routes, will be learning to listen to the navigator, establishing with him a proper system of writing notes... - "I'm constantly learning about the notes and I'm working hard with Kaj (Lindstrom, the former navigator of Tommi Makinen who’s following Raikkonen in his rally adventure as a shadow). He has a lot of experience and knowledge, and so he is a big help for me. It’s important to have the right notes and I am particularly pleased to have Kaj by my side helping me. He gives me confidence."
- What do you expect for the season going to begin with the Rally of Sweden? Do you think you can immediately aim at success or your season will be just to have an experience?
- "I'm preparing to face a great challenge for me. I have no experience of world rallying... Of course I always want to win, but in this case, you must be realistic: I have no other goal than doing my best. Let me see where I will be at the end of season!"
- After the last year races what do you think of Kimi Raikkonen as a rally driver? - "Better to leave to others the comments on my performances."
- Have you got a model to follow among the big rally drivers of yesterday and today? - "No, I haven’t a model to follow. But I have the same respect and consideration for the top rally drivers like that I have for the best drivers in F1."
- What kind of opportunities are the participation of Kimi Raikkonen and, even more occasionally, of Valentino Rossi, for rally? - "For this sport they are a good thing. And I'd love to see Valentino racing in the WRC."
- The question that everyone would ask: why did you go from F1 to rally? - "I've always been interested in competing in the WRC soon or later, and at some point in my career I was offered this excellent opportunity by the Red Bull. So, why not?"
- Is your choice permanent or it may be that one day we’ll see you again in F1? Fernando Alonso said at the Ferrari meeting at Madonna di Campiglio you're a natural talent and it is a shame to see you go away... - "I have not closed the doors to F1. I spent nine years of my life in this sport and I really have some good memories. I will make a decision in the middle of this year. Then I’ll decide whether to stay and compete in the rally or return to F1 Grand Prix."