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Ревью Ралли Португалии 2010. (#82689 Loiste )

Kimi Portugal Rally review in Finnish

One Championship-point with all spices

It went just like we figured out beforehand. Portugal's rally was just as difficult as Jordan's was. The info we got beforehand about those two rallies absolutely held water.

We crossed the finish line again and now we have a straight of three rallies, from which we scored points. It's completely okay. But this Portugal rally could have gone a little better.

We already had 8th position in the fork but then a few things happened which took time and we dropped a couple of positions lower. The puncture on Sunday morning was annoying but those things happen to everyone. It's afterall the name of the game in motorsport.

We lost a lot of time right in the beginning when we went into the bushes and had to exercise the car back on the road by throwing it in reverse. Then on Sunday I got a bit too much confidence in the car and we cut a corner so that we went on two tyres for some time. Fortunately it didn't roll over. It was a tough spot.

And it was once again the same, conditions changed radically on stages when driving on them for the second time. It's more or less the same in each rally.

On top of that the route in Portugal was so difficult that the changes there were even bigger.

The difference to the old guys in the lead grew bigger again but that's nothing surprising.

We have known all the time that the lead goes really fast. It requires a hard confidence in the car and a lot of kilometers under the belt to catch them.

It's a great thing for rally that there was a new winner. Ogier is a tough racing guy and he deserved to win because he got so close already in New Zealand. I remember well how cool it feels when I won my first GP in Malaysia.

It's kind of a special thing for racers.

Now we go next to Lanterna to drive rally in Italy. We get to train a little on tarmac so that it's better in the glove for the next WRC-rally in Bulgaria, in July.

After that it's cool to check out WC-soccer and other sports because we have a few week's break from rally.

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Анонс Родео Кими vs Тэдди. (#82710 Loiste )

Erzbergrodeo XVI: Former Formula-1 World Champion Kimi Rдikkцnen challenges the ”Iron Giant”!

Presse Erzberg - 07.05.2010It’s all about speed! Though the Erzbergrodeo is best known as the world’s biggest Offroad event for motorbikes, Citroen WRC factory pilot Kimi Rдikkцnen will try to beat the Iron Road Prologue’s top time on 4 wheels.

Rдikkцnen will be challenged by none other than Taddy Blazusiak. The polish KTM factory rider is regarded as the world’s most dominant Xtreme Enduro rider and has won the notorious Red Bull Hare Scramble at Erzberg for three years in a row. Taddy will attack the „Iron Giant” with his 2-stroke KTM and is once again one of the clear favourites to grab the prestigious Hare Scramble win in 2010.

In cooperation with Red Bull and KTM, Erzbergrodeo-Mastermind Karl Katoch presents the spectaculous fight Rallye-Car versus Offroad motorcycle on June 6th as one of the highlights at the 16th Erzbergrodeo. „We are really happy that Kimi has taken up this challenge with enthusiasm. Our spectators will have the outstanding possibility to witness the ultimate comparison of a high-tech Rallye car versus the ultralight and powerful Enduro motorcycle.”, says Katoch.

Rдikkцnen will be the first to attack the Iron Road Prologue’s 13 kilometer long gravel track with his more than 300 hp strong Citroen C4 WRC car. The 2007 Formula-1 World Champion has recently changed from his Ferrari cockpit into the highly competitive WRC Rallye Championship for 2010 and is currently ranked 10th place overall after 4 rounds. It’s more than obvoius that the blazingly fast Finn will arrive well prepared and fully loaded at Erzbergrodeo!

After Kimi’s dust has settled, Taddy Blazusiak will fire up his KTM 250 EXC and head towards the Erzberg’s summit to beat Kimis time. Not an easy task at all - but even though Rдikkцnen has way more horsepower under his wheels, Blazusiak will have the advantage of the ultralight and better handling of his motorbike on his side. The KTM can reach a high speed of 140 km/h and more on the wide gravel road and can go faster through the Prologue’s numerous hairpins.

No matter, who’s gonna win this challenge in the end – one thing is absolutely for sure: Motorsports fans from both sides can look forward to breathtaking drifts and astounding action at the Erzbergrodeo XVI.

Martin Kettner

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Кими выиграл у Тэдди на Erzberg Rodeo! (#82750 Юнити, Nataly)

Rally vs. Enduro, Kimi Raikkonen vs. Taddy Blazusiak: The winner of the spectacular duel of motor racing greats at the Erzberg Rodeo is set! Here are the details.

Iron ore. Räikkönen wins with a time of 10 minutes and 28 seconds with a total of 38 seconds ahead of Taddy Blazusiak (11:06 minutes).

The Finn took his time running to expand especially in the second section of the trail to the lead over his opponent.

Blazusiak took the defeat with humor: "He has four wheels, I is two, since it is clear that he has the advantage.." For the enduro pilots will now celebrate tomorrow's Red Bull Hare Scramble question of his fourth win in a row.

Интервью Кими перед Родео.

Интервью на Erzberg Rodeo, до покатушек.

Разговор о мотоциклах Кими и его отношении к мотокроссам и т.п.

Кими впервые "попробовал" мотобайк года в 4 )) и занимался этими гонками три года, но затем выбрал go-cart.

Сейчас он занимается мотокроссом в свободное время, для релакса и для удовольствия, это ко всему отличный спорт, он очень хорош для поддержания физической формы. Но , занимаясь им серьезно, можно легко получить травму, так что это просто удовольствие и страсть для Кими.

У него есть несколько мотоциклов, среди них – сделанные спецом для него.

Насчет того, может ли мотокросс быть разрешен контрактом..))

В контрактах есть различные пункты, запрещающие то или иное занятие. ”Если смотреть на то, что записано в контрактах, то вам вообще ничего не разрешено делать.”))) Поэтому не стоит заморачиваться, нужно просто стараться избегать инцидентов, т.к. травму можно получить и в самой безобидной ситуации.

И насчет цели покатушек. ”Мы постараемся победить. Дороги узкие и извилистые. Но мы попробуем.”

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Интервью с Каем Линдстрёмом перед Erzberg Rodeo (#82773 BorisG )

The Finn Kaj Lindstrom (40) is the owner of a motorcycle shop. And co-pilot of Kim Raikkonen. In this interview he talks about the duel with Taddy Blazusiak at Erzberg and his abilities at the two-wheeler.

On Saturday addressed the Erzberg Rodeo in iron ore (Steiermark) about a very special race means a direct duel between ex-F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen and the Enduro Taddy Blazusiak Star. The two drivers completed on an identical route each time a run. In the end, Kimi Raikkonen by just under.

Before we met Kimi Raikkönens Co-pilot Kaj Lindström to the interview:

You and Kimi are indeed arrived in only a few hours before iron ore. What are your first impressions?

We were brought here by helicopter. First, one is struck by the beautiful landscape. The ore itself, we have seen until just before landing. This red monster and the many spectators - something I've experienced only rarely.

Why did you choose for the duel with Taddy Blazusiak?

The idea actually came from Red Bull page. We finally decided in favor because it is different and we were sure that we will have fun. And of course we have the track looked to see if we can win this race at all. Our analysis: the first section is tailor-made for him in the second section, we have advantages.

For Taddy it's almost a "home race".

Definitely. He knows everybody meters and was at Erzberg, with its three victories in recent years, the dominant man, but as I said we only decided to race because we were sure that we can do more against him than there.

Who will win?

I really just hope, not that I'm the one who has to wash the Taddys motorcycle. But we are in the second section at an advantage - I hope I lie on the wrong end (laughs).

Are you a good motorcycle rider?

I have a motorcycle shop in Finland and am therefore naturally themselves more often on the road - especially with road machines. With my friends I am riding motocross as well sometimes. It is a very demanding sport: You have to be physically in top shape. I would like to go even more if the injury was not as great.

Which character would you at the Red Bull Hare Scramble make?

So the first corner I would probably create. No, seriously, for I lack the experience and skill. But with proper preparation - who knows ...

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Интервью Кими на Erzberg Rodeo (#82807 Рыжий Галк )

-Насколько в Кими жив чемпион Ф1?

- Прошлое - это прошлое. Я не скучаю.

- Теперь вы раллист. Вы более расслаблены, чем в Ф1?

- Мне нравится эта работа и все окружение. ОДнако многому нужно научиться. С расслабленным подходом ничего не добьешься. А я хочу добиться успеха.

- Титул чемпиона - реален? И когда?

- Никто не может посмотреть в будущее, но есть у меня такая мечта. Однако нужно учиться. Прошлое Ф1 мне совершенно не помогает.

- В чем разница в физической подготовке?

- В Ф1 нужно больше тренироваться, особенно на руки и шею. В ралли более важны навыки гонщика, поэтому разминаться нужно и в воскресенье. Нагрузка не такая большая, но она растянута на целый день.

- Какая дисциплина сложнее?

- Ралли сложнее, так как постоянно все меняется. Покрытие, погода, трасса. Нужно быть гибким, быстро принимать решения и реагировать.

- Что опаснее?

- Автоспорт всегда опасен.

- Что приносит больше удовольствия?

- Ралли! Каждый раз - новые испытания.

- Возможно ли возвращение в Ф1?

- Конечно, все возможно.

Кими Райкконен отметил, что он еще может вернуться в Формулу 1. В интервью австрийскому изданию Kleine Zeitung финский гонщик отметил, что ралли доставляет ему массу удовольствия и пока он не спешит с возвращением в Большие Призы.

«Могу ли я повторно начать карьеру в Формуле 1? Конечно, все возможно», – отметил Райкконен. – «Но я уже не тот, каким был раньше. Прошлое – это прошлое, и я не сожалею о нем. Мне нравится новая работа, и я наслаждаюсь царящей здесь атмосферой. Однако, мне еще многому нужно научиться, и я хочу достичь хорошего уровня. С мягкими настройками вы далеко не уедете.

Хотел бы я стать чемпионом мира по ралли? Никто не может предсказывать будущее, но я мечтаю об этом. Сейчас моя задача – обрести опыт и знания. Но могу сказать, что моя прошлая карьера в Формуле 1 не мешает мне.

Ралли гораздо сложнее Больших Призов. Условия здесь постоянно меняются: погода, состояние трассы и т.д. Нужно быть гибким, нужно уметь быстро реагировать на изменение условий. Что интереснее? Ралли! Здесь всегда есть новые вызовы».

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Кими Райкконен привёл в восторг более 45 000 болельщиков на Erzberg Rodeo XVI. (#82808 Loiste )

Чемпион Мира в Ф1 2007 выиграл сражение на своей Red Bull-Citroen C4 WRC в Erzberg Rodeo XVI против поляка Тадеуша Блаузесяка на KTM. Райкконен проехал 13 км гравийный участок, менявший своё напрявление более 95 раз, разогнав свою машину до 170 km\ч за 10:28,6 , что на 40 секунд быстрее трёхкратного победителя Родео Тэдди.

"Я не хотел мыть мотоцикл и я преуспел в том, чтобы это не делать.Теперь я буду смотреть, как Тэдди будет мыть мой С4", сказал Райкконен.

На первый взгляд эти машины не могут быть ещё более разными. Ситроен C4 World Rally Car Кими весит 1230 кг, имеет около 300 л\с и ускорение от 0 до 100 км\ч всего за 4 с. KTM для мототриала, которым управляет Тэдди весит всего 122 кг, имеет 71 л\с и разгоняется достаточно долго.

Тем не менее ловкость мотика KTM - так же как известные и не имеющие себе равных знания Тедди об эффективном управлении- длают эту встречу очень равной. Доп был очень неровным и ухабистым : похож местами на легендарное Ралли Сафари. После трудного и петляющего старта, дорога открывается и становится достаточно быстрой - обеспечив преимущество для раллийной машине на финише. В конце Кими обогнал Тедди на 25 секунд, чем стали свидетелями более 30 000 человек.

В рамках неустойки, оговорённой заранее, Тедди должен будет помыть машину Кими. "Сегодня действительно было весело", - сказал Тедди."Это была честь для меня, посоревноваться с Кими и я надеюсь, мы устроили хорошее шоу. Я старался изо всех сил, но в конце этого было недостаточно, так что сейчас я поздравлю Кими. И помою его машину!".

Кими : " Я впервые делаю что-то подобное и я действительно получил удовольствие. Это было очень равное соревнование и в конце, я думаю, более высокая скорость нашей раллийной машине стала тем, что нам помогло. На медленный участках, мы были равны. Я очень люблю мотоциклы, так что было здорово встретиться с Тедди и поболтать с ним. Сейчас у меня есть немного времени в Австрии, так что я собираюсь вернуться и посмотреть Red Bull Hare Scramble в воскресенье чтобы пожелать Тедди удачи. Это будет здорово посмотреть".

On the face of it the machines could not be more different. Kimi’s Citroen C4 World Rally Car weighs 1230 kilograms, puts out around 300 horsepower and accelerates from 0-100 kilometres per hour in just over four seconds. The KTM trials bike ridden by Taddy weighs just 122 kilograms, has 71 horsepower and takes a bit longer to pick up speed.

However, the agility of the KTM bike – as well as Taddy’s unparalleled knowledge of the dramatic course – made it a very close encounter. The stage was extremely rough and bumpy: a bit like the legendary Safari Rally in places. After a tight and twisty start, the road opened up and became quicker: handing the advantage to the rally car at the finish. In the end, Kimi beat Taddy by just over 25 seconds, watched by more than 30,000 people.

As part of the forfeit that had been agreed beforehand, Taddy was then faced with the task of washing Kimi’s car at the finish. “Really, it was all about the fun today,” said Taddy, who now moves onto the serious business of trying to win the Red Bull Hare Scramble for the fourth consecutive time on Sunday. “It was a real privilege for me to compete against Kimi and I hope that we put on a good show. I tried my hardest, but in the end it wasn’t quite enough, so now I just have to congratulate Kimi. And wash his car too!”

Kimi concluded: “It’s the first time that I’ve ever done anything like this and I really enjoyed myself. It was a very close contest and in the end I think our better top speed in the rally car is what helped us. In the slow parts, it was much more evenly matched. I like bikes a lot, so it was great to meet Taddy and chat with him. Now I have some time free in Austria, so I am going to come back and watch the Red Bull Hare Scramble on Sunday to wish Taddy luck. It’s really exciting to watch.”

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Ice Man vs. Iron Man: Raikkonen prevails in the Red Bull Clash on Erzberg (#82811 Nataly )

2010-06-05 15:25

It was the Clash of the Titans on Saturday evening on Austria's notorious Erzberg (Iron) Mountain when Ice Man Kimi Raikkonen met KTM's Iron Man Taddy Blazusiak in a race to the top as part of the notorious Erzberg Rodeo, the toughest offroad challenge on the planet.

The unique challenge, which pitted Kimi in the rally car against Taddy on the KTM 530 EXC was organized by Red Bull as part of the Rodeo program.

But in one mad timed dash for the summit it was the Flying Finn Raikkonen, together with his co-driver Kaj Lindstroem who came off best in their WRC (World Rally Championship) Citroen CR4 racing car, clocking 10:28 minutes to outstrip KTM's extreme Enduro specialist Blazusiak who finished in 11:06 minutes. Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion and winner of 18 GPs is in his second season of WRC competition. He registered a top speed of more than 200 kmh on the fastest part of the ascent.

Taddy chose the fastest Enduro in the KTM model lineup, a 530 EXC, pimped with extras from the KTM Power Parts range for the challenge and in doing so set the fastest time ever up the mountain on two wheels to again stamp his name in the Erzberg record books. The Polish extreme Enduro specialist last year completed his hat trick of wins in the Red Bull Hare Scramble and will be on the hunt tomorrow for a fourth bite of the cherry. For Sunday's race he will be back on his agile KTM 250 EXC two-stroke.

"It was a good event and fun to have this competition," Raikkonen said. "In the end there was not really a big difference between Taddy and me."

Taddy too was gracious in defeat saying: "This was all about fun but I gave 100% and finally Kimi was the right winner." Then he went off to wash Kimi's car, the price he had to pay for losing the challenge.

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Блог журналистки Iron Lady Lisi: "На что похожи гонки". Erzberg Rodeo. (#82810 Nataly )

On the second day of the Erzberg Rodeo had our Iron Lady Lisi a meeting with Kimi Raikkonen. Now she knows, why the Finn called "Iceman". Here their blog.

Day two of my ore mission. The absolute highlight, which can only be tomorrow from the Red Bull Hare Scramble will be topped, the race was Kimi vs. Taddy. The former Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen and three-time winner of Erzberg Taddy Blazusiak delivered today to the switchbacks of the Erzberg an exciting race. Rally car or Motocross, Ironman or Iron Man, who stormed the ore faster? Today was the big question.

Before the start of the race I had the opportunity to experience the two stars in the flesh - a unique experience!

Taddy Blazusiak seemed very relaxed. The professional driver appeared in shorts, casual shirt and cap, and also brought the same with his own sports drink in the bottle. He chatted cheerfully go on it, talked shop with organizer Karl Katoch and joking with staff and the press. The sympathetic Pole stroking grinning his motorcycle, was almost constantly on the smile and yawned between times also, which made him work for me are all very authentic.

Clearly, I see stars like Taddy and Kimi with a certain level of respect and reverence for their achievements and I would not move them to my body. Since Taddy, however, so relaxed and open to come off, for me it was very easy for him to approach. It then emerged and great photos, which I am very proud and which I can then take as "photographic evidence" to take home.

Kimi Raikkonen came in a very casual. He seemed to me quite different from what I know him from the photos from his time as a Formula 1 pilot. With long hair, baggy jeans, Freestylecap, sunglasses and tattoos on both his arms (which I've noticed has never been stated explicitly), the Finn came right over stylish. Kimi said, very calmly and quietly with both Taddy, his co-pilot and the press corps. In between, he took time for his fans to sign autographs and various items.

All this "completed" it with his typical really cool. After today's meeting, I think that the Finn his nickname "Iceman" is really tailored to the body. However, I could watch him at jokes with his two friends who accompanied him to the meeting. The combination of his "Star Status" (Wow, that's really Kimi Räikönnen there next to me!) And his more reserved nature made it for me personally rather difficult easy for him to approach, so I just cheated in the background into the picture during he wrote autographs. Also is considered the photographic evidence;)

At the start of the race to the top of the Erzberg I was there in the front line. Incredible how many fans had gathered to do so. The course of the trail could be seen when looking at the peak just to the thousands of spectators lined up.

When the boys then successively gets going, it was really a crazy experience. Deafening sound of rally car, the rattle of the KTM, huge clouds of dust thrown up along with the cheers of the spectators - genuine racing feeling. The riders started off with incredible power and at the first corner, I held my breath and I thought to myself "This can never run out yet!". But for the professionals that was just the warm-up exercise before the actual storming of the ore.

Räikönnen could with his rally car just take the victory away. During the award ceremony, the riders were cheered by the audience. Taddy Blazusiak proved to be a sporting loser, triggering the bet, the vehicle of the wash each other, also the same with a lot of charm.

can best be the unique spectacle of a fan with the words to describe what yelled loudly at the presentation ceremony in the crowd: "Go scho, born Voigas ma!" ☺

:excl: ФОТО одним АРХИВОМ - http://www.mediafire.com/?yyljt0oozzm

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Räikkönen beim Erzbergrodeo. Part №2 (#83161 AP-Racing )

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Райкконен на австрийском телевиденьи. (#83138 Loiste )

http://s916.photobucket.com/albums/ad9/grandprixgirls/WRC%202010/Servus%20TV%20Caps/

На этом австрийском телевиденьи Кими сказал, что " в следующем году в ралли мы будем в более сильной позиции, потому что станем намного опытнее".

Получасовое интревью Кими на австрийском канале

Kimi Raikkonen at the show Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar-7 Part I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyt0T4WvAfU

Kimi Raikkonen at the show Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar-7 Part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjnThqqbGo

Kimi Raikkonen at the show Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar-7 Part III

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSQR5qbjFtY

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Bizarre Challenge: Räikkönen versus mountain and motorcycle (#83168 Loiste )

By ANTHONY PEACOCK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCwne78ujs4

There are weird and wonderful sports traditions that occur around the world. England, for example, rejoices in the ancient tradition of cheese rolling, a sport--if you can call it that--where hundreds of grown men chase a cheese, which they roll down a hill.

People laugh at it, but it’s no less sensible, and probably a great deal more so, than the Pamplona bull run in Spain, where a similar number of people who really should know better deliberately goad several young bulls just so that they can be pursued by them down several narrow cobbled streets.

Here in Austria, they place 1,500 “trial” motorcycle racers in a mountainside quarry and get them to race one another. Through a complex process of elimination, they eventually get it down to one winner.

The event is known, perplexingly, as the Red Bull Hare Scramble. No, we’re not quite sure what that means, either, but it all adds up to a refreshingly mad event. The road it runs on defies belief: a 10-mile piece of lunacy that is quite literally carved out of the side of a mountain. The consequences of falling off don’t bear thinking about, but let’s just say that you’d be lucky to get home in time for Christmas.

The king of the mountain is Polish bike rider Taddy Blazusiak, who won the Red Bull Hare Scramble in each of the last three years. He has the placid, complacent look of a confirmed psychopath and says that he got into trial biking because he liked to challenge himself.

Being a man who enjoys pushing the limits, he decided that the obvious thing to do was to take on an ex-Formula One world champion. Namely, Kimi Räikkönen.

Räikkönen is known as the “Ice Man,” because he stays cool under pressure, not because he spends a lot of time in a freezer. He’s a man of few words with a serious need for speed.

The idea was for Räikkönen to race Blazusiak down the Red Bull Hare Scramble course: Räikkönen in the Citroën C4 WRC that he is using this year for his very first season of the World Rally Championship and Blazusiak on his regular KTM bike. On paper, the car had certain advantages over the bike, not least of which was an extra 250 hp and two more driven wheels. Counting against it was the fact that the bike was far more suited to the conditions. Look at it this way: A Boeing 747 generally outperforms a remote-control plane, but which would you rather fly around your living room?

In total, the course--based near the Austrian village of Erzberg--boasted 93 corners. That’s 11 more than the epic Nürburgring Nordschleife. Not to mention rocks the size of soccer b***, which reminded Räikkönen's experienced co-driver, Kaj Lindström, of the old WRC Safari Rally. An estimated 45,000 spectators were on hand, a reasonable number of whom were drunk. Räikkönen must have felt as if he was right back at home in Finland.

With so many bikes tearing up the apocalyptic landscape, the description of the event as being “a bit Mad Max” was curiously appropriate. Räikkönen, who has never been one for social niceties, seemed to enjoy himself. He chatted bikes with Blazusiak, signed a few autographs and just seemed remarkably chilled out--a far cry from the occasionally haunted man who disappeared from the F1 paddock after last year.

While Blazusiak had countless practice runs behind him on the Erzberg course over the years, Räikkönen had to rely on only three. Luckily, he made them count, although he did manage to pick up a puncture during his recce--a sign of just how bad things were getting. But Saturday, when Räikkönen took on the challenge, was merely a practice day for the main Hare Scramble event on Sunday, and 1,500 bikes chewing up the place can make it look a bit well used.

Blazusiak went down the mountain, setting the time to beat, followed by Räikkönen. The crowd held its breath, not to mention its beer cans. Next up was Räikkönen, who was by now melting underneath the uncharacteristically warm temperatures.

The 2007 F1 champ only knows two speeds: flat-out and a little bit faster. But his key motivation lay in the fact that the loser had to wash the winner’s vehicle. And ex-world champions simply don’t wash cars. Or bikes.

Alongside the trophy at the finish, a bucket of water and a couple of sponges lay waiting. In his very first rally this year, the Arctic Rally in northern Finland, Räikkönen got his Citroën stuck in the snow and had to dig it out. Predictably, he didn’t enjoy that experience, so he wasn’t about to compound the offense by starting to wash bikes, too.

Räikkönen stopped the clock 28 seconds faster than Blazusiak, which sounds like a huge margin but isn’t when you remember the course’s length and complexity. The faster section at the end of the circuit is what won it, thanks to a top speed of about 125 mph for the rally car (depending on gearing), as opposed to about 90 mph for the bike. Had it been tight and twisty from the very beginning, the bike would have been a lot closer: Räikkönen was only four seconds faster at the first split.

“It’s just a bit of fun, but it’s always nice to win,” Räikkönen said as he watched his rival start cleaning the filthy Citroën C4. “I honestly didn’t know how it was going to work out. With this sort of challenge, you can never tell. Hopefully, he’s not too sore about it!” One of Blazusiak's buddies mischievously suggested that he might want to write something rude with the sponge in the thick dust clinging to Räikkönen's car at the end, just as the cameras were rolling. But unfortunately, Blazusiak proved to be far too much of a professional to do that.

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Райкконен: Уэббер и Феттель станут чуть осторожнее (#83277 NebesniY )

Экс-пилот Формулы-1 Кими Райкконен, сейчас выступающий в ралли, полагает, что в будущем Себастьян Феттель и Марк Уэббер будут менее ожесточённо бороться друг с другом на трассе.

"Теперь они будут вести себя чуть осторожнее в борьбе. В похожей ситуации ты просто будешь вести себя слегка по-другому, чтобы такого больше не случилось. Это был просто гоночный инцидент, он остался в прошлом", — цитирует Райкконена Motorsport со ссылкой на Servus TV.

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Раймунд Баумшлагер : "Снимаю перед Кими шляпу". (#83282 АББ )

Diesen Mut bewundert auch das цsterreichische Rallye-Ass Raimund Baumschlager: "Es geht nicht nur um das schnelle Autofahren. Man muss ja auch ьberlegen, dass ein Rallyefahrer nach Aufschrieb fahren muss. Und das ist schon mal etwas ganz Schwieriges, es so zu timen, dass der Beifahrer es dann sagt, wenn du es hцren willst. Das geht nicht von heute auf morgen. Man kann vor Kimi nur den Hut ziehen, dass er diesen Schritt ьberhaupt gewagt hat, denn eigentlich kannst du nur verlieren. Jeder denkt: Wenn er die Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft gewinnt, dann muss er sowieso im Rallyesport ganz vorn dabei sein."

Этому мужеству поражается и австрийский ралли-ас Раймунд Баумшлагер: "Речь идет не только о том,ч тобы быстро ехать. Нужно учитывать, что раллист должен ехать по заметкам.Ии это нечто уже очень сложное, сделать так, чтобы штурман давал информацию именно точно тогда, когда ты собственно хочешь ее слышать. Это достигается не сегодня и не завтра. Можно только снять перед кими шляпу, что он вообще на такой шаг решился, потому что тут ты собственно можешь только потерять. Каждый думает: если он чемпион ф1, то он должен и в ралли быть впереди.

Doch um wirklich ganz vorn zu sein, wird Rдikkцnen nach Baumschlagers Meinung noch mindestens drei Jahre brauchen: "Er wird sicherlich teilweise super Zeiten fahren, es wird sicher wieder einmal einen Rьckschlag geben. Denn das ist logisch. Es ist jede Rallye neu fьr ihn. In der Weltmeisterschaft hast du das Problem, dass du vorher nur zweimal drьber fahren darfst, also Schreiben, Kontrollieren und Finito - dann geht es schon los. Und die anderen Herrschaften, seine Gegner, die kennen die Rallyes schon seit fьnf, sechs oder zehn Jahren."

Но чтобы действительно быть впереди, Райкконену понадобится минимум три года - по мнению Баумшлагера. "Он будет конечно иногда показывать супер-времена, и он конечно когда-то даст сдачи. Потому что это логично. Каждое ралли для него новое. Это проблема - ты можешь проехать перед ралли только два раза - написать легенду, проконтролировать ее и все - потом вперед. А другие, его соперники, знают эти ралли уже 5,6 или 10 лет".

WRC - Baumschlager draws wary of Raikkonen

Actually, you can only lose

Raimund Baumschlager his hat to Kimi Raikkonen's decision to switch to the WRC.

Kerstin Hasenbichler Baumschlager hat prefers Raikkonen

© Red Bull / GEPA

Motorsport Magazin.com - "One can only salute in front of Kimi, he has dared to take this step. Actually, you can only lose, because everyone thinks if you win the title in the Formula 1, he must also in the Rally forefront to be there, "said Raimund Baumschlager. To go with all the front can KR need at least another three years.

" На самом деле, перейдя из F1 в WRC ты можешь только проиграть, потому что люди думают, раз ты стал чемпионом в Ф1, значит ты будешь впереди всех и здесь. Кими потребуется около 3х лет, чтобы ехать со всеми впереди".

"For the title he lacks logical experience. It's not just about the fast driving, but you must remember that a rally driver to go to a pace notes must. This is something very Difficult. Learning to create a pace notes and to timing Sun that the passenger if and says something, if you also want to hear it as a driver - these are the things that you can not learn from today to tomorrow, "said Baumschlager.

The eight times the Austrian rally champion believes that Raikkonen still waiting for some setbacks. "He will undoubtedly need to plug in a few setbacks, which is only logical. Every rally is different and he knows the routes usually not as familiar with the top drivers of the routes already five, ten years," said Baumschlager at Servus TV.

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Алексей Попов о Кими в Ралли. (#83320 Овьедка )

Другой чемпион мира – Кими Райкконен – пока не блещет результатами в WRC. Каковы перспективы финна в ралли и стоит ли ждать его возвращения в Ф-1?

Попов: "Те, кто сталкивался с ралли плотнее, говорили, что с пилотажем у Кими всё в порядке. Но, чтобы быть быстрым по-настоящему, нужно слушать штурмана. Нужно пилотировать вслепую, быстрее, чем видишь. Некоторые повороты проходятся на доверии к заметкам "второго пилота". А Кими пока пилотирует, как на трассе – максимально быстро, но лишь там, где видит поворот. Стоит только преодолеть грань доверия к штурману, научиться слышать легенду, и результаты должны придти.

Другое дело, что ему не повезло с партнёром – Ожье в один голос прочат в один ряд с Ориолем, Канккуненом, Сайнцем, Мяккиненом, Лёбом… Последний вслух называет Ожье самым опасным соперником, а руководство "Ситроена" уже собирается менять Сордо на "второго Себа". На этом фоне блеснуть в дебюте для кольцевика очень тяжело. А возвращение... Вакансия в "Ред Булл" закрылась, но только на год, да и другие команды есть. Так что посмотрим. Не в 2011-м, так потом. Райкконен же ещё молод! "

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Райкконен: наши позиции в ралли в следующем году будут сильнее (#83372 Анчутка )

Финн Кими Райкконен косвенно подтвердил, что сезон-2011 с наибольшей вероятностью проведёт в WRC. Чемпион мира Формулы-1 2007 года в эфире австрийского телевидения заявил, что в следующем году рассчитывает воспользоваться опытом, полученным в сезоне-2010.

"Опыт важен в любом виде спорта. Он был нужен и в Формуле-1. Возможно, в ралли он ещё больше важен, чем в Формуле-1.

Когда мы вернёмся на те трассы, на которых уже выступали, у нас будет опыт, будет основа для легенды трассы и в следующем году нам будет проще. И я уверен, что наши позиции в следующем году будут сильнее, чем в нынешнем.

Но нам нужно больше опыта работы с машиной. Сейчас мы подождём и посмотрим, и надеюсь, что в следующем году всё будет хорошо", — цитирует Райкконена Motorsport-Total.

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Оффсайт РБ :Райкконен и Ожье поедут асфальтовое ралли. (83407 Loiste )

OGIER AND RÄIKKÖNEN HIT THE ASPHALT

Citroën Junior Team drivers Sébastien Ogier and Kimi Räikkönen begin their preparation for the second half of the World Rally Championship season this weekend with a run-out at the Rally della Lanterna in Genoa, Italy.

The rally will give Ogier and Räikkönen a chance to drive their Citroën C4 WRCs on asphalt, a surface which is prevalent during the second part of the season. Of Ogier’s 50 rallies, only 20 have been on asphalt while Räikkönen is yet to race on the surface for Citroën.

Frenchman Ogier is on a rich vein of form, having won the last WRC event in Portugal and he currently sits second in the overall drivers’ championship. The race in Italy will be his third rally in three weeks though after he competed in the Intercontinental Rally Championship’s Rally d’Italia-Sardegna last weekend.

“With the end of the season heavily biased towards asphalt, this rally will allow us to get back up to speed with the Citroën C4 WRC on this surface,” he said. “Taking part in a real rally will allow us to experience competitive conditions, which will help us be ready for Bulgaria and the rest of the season in Germany, France and Spain.

“With three rallies in three weeks, everything is a bit hectic for me at the moment! It’s great; as for a young driver every start is a chance to gain more experience.”

Former F1 world champion Räikkönen is also looking forward to testing himself on the surface. “Since the very start of the season, I’ve always been really keen to try out the Citroën C4 WRC on asphalt. We’re going to treat this rally as a life-sized test session.”

Before the asphalt season starts Ogier will get the chance to step up to the Citroën factory team after it was announced that he would swap seats with Dani Sordo in Finland, Japan and Great Britain. The Frenchman will be back in his Junior Team car by Bulgaria though and team principal Olivier Quesnel dismissed suggestions the move was a punishment for the Sordo’s lacklustre start to the season.

“We need to make sure that every opportunity comes our way,” he said. “The 2009 season showed just how easily a favourable situation can reverse itself. Looking at the way things have gone in the first part of the season, it seems that Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia would be able to help us to achieve our objectives on gravel.

“But I do not want people to think that this reflects in any way badly on Dani Sordo and Marc Marti. They have had a slightly troubled start to the season and they need to get their confidence back.”

For more motorsport action, click here. Read this article to find out how Kimi got on when he faced Enduro rider Taddy Blazusiak at the Erzberg Rodeo.

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Из интервью Феттеля Турун Саномат. (#83526 Loiste )

10 июн 2010

VETTEL IS A FINNISH F1-AMBASSADOR

Turun Sanomat 10.6 2010 23:47:23

I am what I am, Tamara Lund sang in a memorable way. I do what I do, F1-star Sebastian Vettel said with the same kind of attitude when he summed up his collision in the last race.

Vettel wants to live in the moment, not in the past. That's why the 22-year old German star wanted to talk about something else than about Turkey GP to the media.

Vettel says hello to the Finnish reporter, asks how I'm doing and even tells how he is doing in the same language.

How do you explain that you speak much more Finnish than Nico Rosberg?

– I don't know. Finns usually don't talk much. Nico's dad is a Finn but I think that Keke hasn't talked too much Finnish with his son. His mother is German and women talk more than men, maybe that's the reason why Nico's language is German instead of Finnish, Vettel thinks.

– But your language is terribly hard to learn. Even though one doesn't speak Spanish, French or even Swedish, one gets a hang of it and gets if the speaker is serious, happy or sad.

– You can't figure that out from a Finn. Firstly I don't understand the language at all and secondly it has no feelings so you don't know if the speaker is happy or sad. It's like a code that only those five million Finns understand, Vettel said.

Sometime ago Vettel was asked about his relationship to other F1-drivers. He said then that his best friend is Kimi Rдikkцnen, who isn't in F1 anymore.

Can you imagine Kimi coming back to F1?

– You should ask that from Kimi himself. Kimi is a straightforward dude who does what he wants to do. You have to respect that. Maybe Kimi didn't like this business anymore, quit and is now doing something else. If he someday starts to like this again he can come back if he is offered an opportunity.

– Kimi can enjoy his life, he does one thing at a time and doesn't plan his life five years ahead. Let's see if we will see him here someday again, Vettel thinks.

Robert Kubica is also very excited about rally. In Thursday's press conference some drivers were longing to take part in Le Mans someday.

– We have to remember that WRC and Le Mans are both motorsports so they aren't completely doing something else. Kimi is now in rally, Robert has tried it and is very excited about it. We all love motorsport from our heart and that's why we drive here. We all have it in our blood.

– Everybody wants to enjoy whatever they do. If you don't enjoy it, then it's time to quit. You should be honest enough to yourself and do other things if you no longer enjoy what you are doing - just like Kimi.

– He is now happy in rally. He had b*** to do a switch like that. Of course it's difficult but there's no doubt about his talents in rally because otherwise he wouldn't be able to stay on the road at all with those cars, Vettel says.

Vettel hasn't had time for ages to challenge Rдikkцnen in badminton.

– Let's say that Kimi is strong in that game but I have improved during this interval.

Vettel left Turkey more gloomier than usual with his father Norbert and his personal trainer Tommi Pдrmдkoski.

How much have you changed since your first F1-race?

– Deep down I believe that I'm still the same guy I was three years ago, but I've learned a lot and have become more stronger. Life is about learning all the time and gathering experience - both good and bad. That kind of growth is natural.

Do you suffer from publicity? Can you do all things you want to do?

– When you drive on F1-level you are bound to become more known due to success. It's part of this job. You learn all the time how to cope with the publicity - what you can do, what you can't do, what you can say, what you can't say. It's natural and it doesn't feel like you can't breathe.

– When I spend time with my family or friends I do all normal things like people my age do.

Vettel came to the interview with a thick beard stubble.

Has the play off -season already started?

– No. I will shave before practice, Vettel smiled.

If Vettel wins the WDC, he will be the all time youngest one winning it.

– My goal is the championship. That is most important, not whether I'm the youngest one. If that would happen then I would enjoy it sometime later when I'm old and fat, not while I'm still driving, Vettel said.

Turun Sanomat, Montreal

HEIKKI KULTA

Некоторое время назад Феттеля спросили о его отношениях с другими гонщиками и он сказал, что его лучший друг - Кими Райкконен, которого сейчас нет в Ф1.

Ты можешь себе представить, что Кими вернётся в ф1?

- Вы должны об этом спрашивать Кими. Кими очень прямой парень, кто делает то, что хочет делать. И вы должны это уважать. Может быть, Кими больше не нравилось это занятие,он оставил его и теперь делает что-то другое. Если однажды он снова полюбит его [занятие, Ф1] , он сможет вернуться, если ему представится возможность.

- Кими доволен своей жизнью, он делается что-то здесь и сейчас и не расписывает свою жизнь на 5 лет вперёд. Давайте посмотрим, увидим ли мы его здесь снова.

Роберт Кубица тоже сильно увлечён ралли. На ПК в Четверг многие пилоты задумались об участии в 24ч Ле Мана однажды.

- Мы должны помнить, что WRC и Ле Ман это всё моторспорт, так что они занялись бы не слишком чем-то кардинально отличающимся. Кими сейчас в Ралли, Роберт пробовал ралли и очень увлечён этим. Мы все всем своим сердцем любим моторспорт, поэтому мы здесь. Он в нашей крови.

- Все хотят наслаждаться всем, что бы они не делали. Если ты перестал получать удовольствие, пришло время уйти.Ты должен быть честен с собой и заняться другими вещами, если ты не получается удовольствие от того, что делаешь сейчас - как Кими.

- Сейчас он счастлив в ралли. У него есть боллс, чтобы сделать такую перемену, как эта. Конечно, ему сложно, но нет никаких сомнений в его таланте к ралли, иначе он бы не смог остаться на дороге на раллийных машинах.

Про бадминтон.

- Надо сказать, что Кими силён в игре, но я подтянусь к нему за этот перерыв.

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Rally della Lanterna 2010.

SS1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg65yyJAMy4

OGIER Sebastien 1'46.3

RAIKKONEN Kimi 1'46.5

SS2 Portello (13km)

RAIKKONEN Kimi 10'22.4

OGIER Sebastien 10'47.5

SS 3 Massimo Canevari

1 OGIER Sebastien 19'47.5

2 SILVA Marco 19'49.5 +2.02.0

3 RAIKKONEN Kimi 19'55.2 +7.75.7

SS 4 Torriglia 9,35 км

Первая часть - узкая и извилистая дорога, а вторая - широкая, с хорошим покрытием.

Медленные повороты в первой части и ужасающе быстрые во второй.

Важно найти подходящий ритм и правильные траектории.

Маршрут такой, что местами у гонщиков "останавливается дыхание".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnPQhEJwLnQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=tVNPyfwQJME&feature=sub

RAIKKONEN Kimi 7'10.4

OGIER Sebastien 7'21.5

Общий зачёт:

RAIKKONEN Kimi - 39'14.5

SILVA Marco - 39'16.0

OGIER Sebastien - 39'42.8

SS5 Portello

OGIER Sebastien 9'52.3

FERRECCHI Maurizio 9'59.9

RAIKKONEN Kimi 10'00.1

SS 6 Torriglia

OGIER Sebastien 7'02.4

RAIKKONEN Kimi 7'05.8

Общее время

Kimi 8:18:24

Seb 8:35:25

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Райкконен лидирует на Ралли Лантерна 2011 после 6 СУ. (#83907 Strrekoza)

Raikkonen leads Lanterna Rally

12th June 2010

By Anthony Peacock

Citroen Junior Team driver Kimi Raikkonen is leading his first asphalt rally, after four stages of the Rally della Lanterna in northern Italy. Raikkonen currently leads his team mate Sebastien Ogier – the winner of the Portugal Rally two weeks ago – by nearly half a minute.

The team is using the small national event close to Genoa to prepare for the forthcoming asphalt rounds of the World Rally Championship, starting in Bulgaria at the beginning of next month. Raikkonen’s best result on the World Rally Championship so far is fifth in Turkey – but he had never driven his Citroen C4 WRC in full asphalt configuration until this weekend’s event.

Ogier, in the other Citroen reported no major problems, but he struggled for grip in the damp conditions. The weather is expected to remain variable for the rest of the rally, which finishes tonight.

Raikkonen’s co-driver Kaj Lindstrom said: “Up to now everything has gone well; very well in fact. But there’s still a very long way to go, so it’s best that we stay calm.”

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Lanterna Rally 2010.

SS7

Ожье 9'40.4

Кими 9'43.2 ( 0,22 с/км)

SS8

Ogier 18:59.4

Kimi 19:11.3

SS9

Ogier 6'59 0,4

Kimi 7'06.4

общее время

1. Себ 1:32'16.7

2. Кими 1:32'22.4

отставание Кими от Себастьяна на всей дистанции Ралли Лантерна составило 0,0459937 с/км

5,7с с 123,93 км

http://digilander.libero.it/genovagare/Lanterna10/CIAA127.HTM

Кими: ““Мы потеряли победу, но уступили ее очень хорошему гонщику. Это была отличная практика.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXBtnGqQLI4

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Райкконен финиширует 2м на Lanterna Rally 2010. (#84166 Strrekoza )

Raikkonen finishes an impressive second on Lanterna Rally as Ogier wins

Written by Scott Coursey HEADLINES, Latest News, WRC Jun 12, 2010

Kimi Raikkonen clinched second place in his Citroen C4 WRC on the 2010 Rally della Lanterna, after a close battle with team-mate, and eventual winner, Sebastien Ogier.

The Finn held a two second lead heading into the final stage, but he just couldn't do enough to fend off the rapid Frenchman who won by 5.7 seconds.

Ogier had been 30 seconds behind Raikkonen after four stages, but reeled him in during the afternoon and evening loops.

At the finish, Raikkonen said: "It was a great rally. Unfortunately we lost the first place in the last stage, but for us it was the first time we drove the car on tarmac and we gained a lot of experience.

"We didn't lose to such a bad guy [Ogier]," Raikkonen joked. "It was a nice rally and good learning."

Ogier said: "Kimi was very fast today and it was very difficult to catch him because this morning we made a wrong tyre choice and lost 30 seconds.

"I can complement him [Raikkonen] because he did a very good rally for his first time on tarmac [in the Citroen C4 WRC]."

The Lanterna Rally was the first asphalt event that Kimi Raikkonen had contested in a World Rally Car, it also marked the first time he had posted a stage win, led a rally outright and finished on the podium.

The Citroen Junior Team were contesting the Genoa based event as preparation for the upcoming tarmac surfaced WRC Rally Bulgaria.

2010 Rally della Lanterna - Results (top five)

1 Sébastien Ogier Citroën C4 WRC 1.32.16,7

2 Kimi Raikkonen Citroën C4 WRC +5,7

3 Ferrecchi Maurizio Ford Focus WRC +1.56,0

4 Luca Pedersoli Ford Focus WRC +3.27,8

5 Marco Strata Peugeot 206 WRC +4.48,9

источник: rallybuzz.com

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Интервью Кими перед подиумом на Ралли Лантерна. (#84149 Loiste , Strrekoza)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9DXuoYoGRo

Интервьюер1 на ломаном английском :

"Первое место, после ф1, первый раз на первом месте.."

Кими :"на втором ( показывая на пальцах цифру 2 )

И : "Нет! первое место на допе, не на всём ралли"

К: "А, ну это было хорошее ралли, к сожалению мы потеряли первое мсто на последнем СУ, но для нас это было в самый первый раз на этой машине вчера (видимо, шейк имеет в виду - прим) на асфальте, так что мы получили много опыта и не проиграли плохому парню ( didn't lose for a bad guy ). Так что это было хорошее ралли и хорошее обучение.

Далее комментатор на всех языках : финском (kiitos, kiitos, kiitos), английском ( thank you, thank you, thank you), итальянском ( grazie, grazie, grazie) обсыпал Кими "спасибо".

После этого интервьюер нашёл типа переводчика. Или того, кто пару английских слов может связать всё-таки. Кими глязя на всё это явно забавлялся))

Интервьюер2 : "Вы второй, но вы счастливы или...эээ... ( тут на помощь приходит кто-то из журналистов) "или чувствуете, что что-то потеряли".

Кими отвечает в его микрофон : "Конечно, мы могли выиграть, но как я уже сказал мы потеряли несколько секунд на последнем допе. И мы проиграли их очень хорошему пилоту. Это был первый раз на асфальте, это была очень хорошая практика".

Интервьюер3 : "Вы получили удовольствие, принимая участие в ралли, проходившем в Генуе?

Кими : "Да, это было хорошее ралли, бросающие вызов СУ-ки , некоторые с кочками, другие под сильным дождём. Это было нелегко. Но это хорошо быть здесь, хорошо что мы приехали сюда и в следующие годы приедем снова.

В то время как переводили его слова на итальянский, Кими что-то шепнул Каю, после чего рассмеялся))

После того, как Кими поблагодарили за интервью, интервьюер3 попросил Кими задержаться на снкунду : "Кими, подождите секунду! Знаете кто это? Этот ребёнок самый большой ваш фанат!". Кими поулыбался, помахал ребёнку ручкой и их с Каем попросили сесть в машину"

Потом приехал Ожье, что-то говорил на францкзском. Потом его спросили про Кими, он сказал что было сложно догнать Кими ( ну и то, что напечатано про неверных выбор шин).

Интервьюер3 : "Кими - хороший напарник?"

Ожье : "Хе-хе, да, он мой напарник, у нас с ним хорошие отношения".

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Статья в AUTOSPORT про Erzberg Rodeo. (#84215 Юнити, Nataly )

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Четыре ралли из оставшихся семи в этом году – асфальтовые, и Райкконен намерен “капитализировать” свой опыт кольцевых гонок.

“Вы никогда не можете сказать, что ралли похоже на F1, но, конечно, на асфальте между ними больше общего, чем на гравии.”

“Я действительно никогда не пилотировал C4 на асфальте, и мое первое впечатление сложится в этот уикенд , в Италии, на Ралли Лантерна. И я с нетерпением этого жду. Посмотрим, но я думаю, что на то, чтобы стать конкурентоспособным на асфальте у меня должно уйти меньше времени, чем на гравии, а в концовке сезона много асфальтовых ралли. И также мы снова отправимся на Ралли Финляндии. Я принимал участие в нем в прошлом году на Super 2000, так что я уже немного знаком со спецучастками. Поэтому вторая половина сезона должна быть хорошей для нас – мы определенно в более сильной позиции, чем были в первой половине сезона.”

Райкконен добавил, что о его потенциале на асфальте не стоит судить по результатам в Италии.

“Это для нас всего лишь тесты. А вот уже потом, чуть позже, у нас будет настоящее испытание на асфальте. Я надеюсь, Болгария станет для нас хорошим ралли.”

“Даже на тех ралли, которые мы проехали в этом году, я улучшал результаты при повторном прохождении спецучастков. Потому что ралли – это опыт, и Ралли Финляндии должно быть чуть полегче для меня в этом году.”

“С другой стороны, C4 – это совсем другая машина по сравнению с той, которая была в моем распоряжении в прошлом году, поэтому я просто учусь – постоянно.”

О будущем: “Формула 1 – это не что-то такое, чего мне не хватает, но я обдумываю каждую возможность. Нам нужно будет подумать об этом вскорости, но я не тороплюсь.”

О трудностях ралли: “Для гонщика , имеющего такое же гоночное прошлое, что и я (F1 , кольцевые гонки), - в ралли тяжелее, чем в F1. Но здесь я получаю удовольствие.”

сканы журнала со статьей про Кими (журнал, видимо, австрийский. статья про родео)

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rallyrace.it : Обзор 26° Rally della la Lanterna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcQ_Uua1d9U

SEBASTIEN OGIER VINCE IL 26° RALLY DELLA LANTERNA PRIMOCANALE SPORT SUPERANDO RAIKKONEN SULL’ULTIMA PROVA SPECIALE

Suona la Marsigliese sotto la Lanterna. Sono infatti Sebastien Ogier e Julien Ingrassia su Citroen C4 dello Junior Team Citroen Red Bull a vincere la ventiseiesima edizione del Rally della Lanterna Primocanale Sport davanti ai compagni di squadra Kimi Raikkonen e Kaj Lindstrom. La squadra francese si è presentata a Genova per svolgere importanti test in vista delle prossime gare su asfalto del Campionato del Mondo ed ha monopolizzato le prime posizioni assolute, come ampiamente previsto. La vera sorpresa della giornata è stata però Kimi Raikkonen, velocissimo sull’asfalto e vincitore della sua prima prova speciale in carriera, per la prima volta alla guida di una WRC. Il finlandese ha mostrato notevoli progressi alla guida della C4 e si candida così a diventare uno dei principali attori del Campionato Mondiale Rallies. L’ex ferrarista è stato anche in testa alla gara a lungo ed è stato sopravanzato da Ogier proprio sull’ultima prova speciale. Al terzo posto ha concluso un’altra coppia ben conosciuta a Genova, ovvero Maurizio Ferrecchi e Fulvio Florean sulla Ford Focus WRC by Friulmotor della Lanterna Corse. Ferrechi, vincitore per quattro volte al Lanterna, ha considerato questo terzo posto alle spalle di due superstar un vero e proprio successo.

Luca Pedersoli chiude al quarto posto con Matteo Romano sulla Ford Focus WRC della Mirabella Mille Miglia e si porta in testa alla classifica del Trofeo Rallies Asfalto. Il bresciano è partito in sordina a causa di una scelta di gomme ed assetto totalmente sbagliata, poi ha recuperato e proprio nel finale ha approfittato del ritiro prima dell’ultima prova speciale di Felice Re (problemi ai freni), suo principale avversario in campionato.

Al quinto posto troviamo il primo degli equipaggi genovesi, Vittorio Bruzzo in coppia con Stefano De Barbieri su una Peugeot 206 WRC Grifone della Lanterna Corse, che proprio nel finale si vedono regalare il primato ligure dal ritiro di Strata-Roggerone. Sesti chiudono Gulfi-Roggerone su Citroen Xsara, proprio davanti ai primi di Super 2000 Pisi-Costantini, autori di una grande gara con la Peugeot 207. L’ottava posizione finale e prima tra le due ruote va ai genovesi Mezogori-Baldini su Renault Clio R3C, che precedono i diretti concorrenti Storace-Celestini. Paolo Porro e Paolo Cargnelutti su Ford Focus WRC chiudono la top ten, ma hanno molto da recriminare per una foratura che li ha rimandati indietro in classifica quando occupavano la terza posizione assoluta.

PS7 Portello – km 13. Sebastien Ogier sembra non voler fermare la sua rimonta nei confronti di Raikkonen e batte il compagno di squadra per 2”8 con il tempo di 9’40”4. Felice Re completa la tripletta delle Citroen C4 che si dimostrano su un altro pianeta, concludendo alle spalle dei due fenomeni e contenendo il ritardo in soli 3”4.

Quarto in prova è Porro a 12”1, che sopravanza così Ferrecchi nella generale, mentre Pedersoli chiude col quinto tempo a 12”6. Ferrecchi è sesto a 15”8 e vede allontanarsi il terzo posto finale, ma non molla e promette battaglia sulla successiva prova lunga; Strata si conferma il migliore dei locali chiudendo settimo a 22”6, proprio davanti a Gulfi + 31”3 e Bruzzo + 35”7. Mezzogori chiude la top ten e primeggia tra le due ruote motrici con la Renault Clio R3 staccato di 49”4.

PS8 Massimo Canevari – km 27,6. Tutti sono convinti che il Rally della Lanterna 2010 si debba decidere sulla prova speciale più lunga, ma non è così. Ogier continua il suo attacco, ma Raikkonen nonostante un ritardo di 11”9 tallona il compagno di team: i due si giocheranno tutto sull’ultima prova speciale, divisi da soli 2”4. Terzo in prova è Pedersoli a 20”3, seguito da Ferrecchi a 25”8 che si riprende il terzo posto nella generale dato che Porro fora una gomma e si ferma in prova per sostituirla. Felice Re chiude in quinta posizione a 35”3, con un vantaggio considerevole su Strata (+56”5) che conferma i suoi miglioramenti alla guida della Peugeot 206.

Bruzzo è settimo a 1’09”7 e precede Gulfi, ottavo a 1’27”5. Giacobone si fa vedere per la prima volta nelle posizioni di testa e chiude non con la Fiat Punto Super 2000 a 1’35”2, mentre Mezzogori è sempre il più veloce tra le due ruote motrici e termina decimo a 1’37”3.

PS9 Torriglia – km 9,35. Ogier si conferma un vero cannibale e non lascia nulla agli avversari: col tempo di 6’59”4 si aggiudica il Rally della Lanterna superando sul filo di lana Raikkonen.

Настоящим сюрпризом дня, однако, стал Кими Райкконен, который был очень быстр на асфальте, и стал победителем первого СУ в своем первом ралли за рулем машины ВКР. Финн показал значительный прогресс в освоении C4 и является кандидатом в топ-пилоты на Campionato Mondiale ралли, ВКР. Бывший гонщик Ferrari также был первым в гонке в течение длительного времени и пропустил Ожье на последнем спецучастке.

... While Raikkonen's manager still considers Kimi's future in F1 as open, it seems clear that for the next year at least the matter is closed.

The reasons are two:

- The first one is banal, there are no free places in the best teams;

- the second one is that in WRC Kimi is very well and he expressed to Citroen his intention to stay there in 2011.

The fact that he is not able to bear the media pressure and that he still persists to handle his professional approach like a a spoilt child, convinced that the talent is enough and there is no need of effort, makes his return in F1 very unlikely. This is a thought that probably doesn't graze him at all, and that's is normal, knowing his famous emotional liveliness. By the way, we remember his reaction, in Canada 2008, when Hamilton ran over him in the pit lane in the most unbelievable of the accidents.

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Citroen Junior Team takes Italian 1-2 (#84355 Loiste )

Sebastien Ogier and Kimi Raikkonen take a 1-2 finish on Rally della Lanterna

Sebastien Ogier and Kimi Raikkonen secured the first ever 1-2 finish for the Citroen Junior Team after it elected to enter the Rally della Lanterna in preparation for the upcoming asphalt events on the WRC schedule.

The pair became embroiled in a heated battle for victory in the Italian event, with Ogier eventually taking honours by less than six seconds.

With question marks over the weather when the event got underway, Ogier elected to go with hard tyres for the first loop of three stages – held after an earlier Superspecial test – with Raikkonen playing it safe with soft rubber.

Although he overheated his tyres on SS2, Raikkonen held the lead following the opening loop with Ogier having lost 30 seconds as he struggled for grip. Both drivers went for soft tyres on for the second loop of stages, with Raikkonen retaining the lead and Ogier climbing to second – 17 seconds behind.

Raikkonen lost time on the penultimate stage to allow Ogier to close to within 2.4secs of top spot and the Frenchman then went quicker through the final stage to take victory by 5.7 seconds.

“It's always great to win a rally, but above all I'm pleased to have been able to test a variety of different things on the car,” the Rally Portugal winner said. “I feel much better prepared now for the remaining rounds of the World Rally Championship, starting with the Rally Bulgaria that will be new for everyone.”

Raikkonen was also happy with the event despite missing out on victory.

“It was a good experience,” the former F1 title winner insisted. “The car was fun to drive and this day will be very useful to me to get ready for the second part of the season.”