NEWS // RAIKKONEN GETS FIRST TASTE OF CITROEN'S WRC C4

Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen finally got his first taste of the bespoke Citroen WRC machinery earlier this week, when he drove the WRC C4 at a small testing facility near the Citroen Junior Team's base in Satory, France. The Finn was able to conduct an initial shakedown of the car in which he will make his WRC debut at the Rally Sweden in February... [read more]

The Ex Formula One driver said, “I very much enjoyed meeting the team properly for the first time and it was nice to try out a few different things." He then added, "I was very interested to see how the car reacted when we changed some of the settings. Now I’m really keen to get back behind the wheel of the C4 again.”

Raikkonen will now have the opportunity to hone his skills on snow and ice before his debut, as it was announced that he will be contesting the 45th running of the Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland on January 28th-30th, as a pre-curser to the Swedish WRC event.

Editorial: Neil Tozer
Photos: Citroen