2009年12月5日 星期六

Raikkonen confirms WRC drive for 2010

Kimi Raikkonen has ruled himself out of a Formula One drive for next season following confirmation that he will compete for Citroen’s Red Bull-backed junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship (WRC).

Kimi Raikkonen 已經排除了明年在F1場上出現的可能,明年他將為雪鐵龍-紅牛的車隊在WRC出賽。

Raikkonen, whose Ferrari seat has been taken by Fernando Alonso for next year, has signed a one-year contract with Citroen and has not ruled out a Formula One return in the future - though only if it’s with a team with title-winning potential.

Kimi Raikkonen 明年在法拉利的位置將由Fernando Alonso 取代,Raikkonen已經和雪鐵龍簽下一年合約,並且不排除未來重回F1的可能性,只要那是一隻有奪冠潛力的車隊。

He made his WRC debut earlier this year on home soil in Rally Finland, and will now experience a full campaign co-driven by compatriot Kaj Lindstrom, who previously partnered multiple WRC champion Tommi Makinen.

他在今年稍早曾在WRC芬蘭站有過初次登場的經驗,現在將和自己的同胞Kaj Lindstrom搭檔挑戰完整賽季,Kaj Lindstrom 之前曾和世界冠軍Tommi Makinen 搭檔過。

“I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career," said Raikkonen. "Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroen C4.

"我一直很想挑戰拉力賽,尤其是WRC",Raikkonen 表示。"感謝紅牛讓我有機會駕駛雪鐵龍C4來挑戰這項賽事"。

“This is a new but very exciting challenge. For the moment we have a one-year contract and we will see how it goes for the future. I am really looking forward to testing the car and taking the start of the first rally.”

"這是一個新的挑戰但是也非常刺激,現在我們只有一年合約,但是我們可以看看以後會如何發展,我很期待將來的試車和開季"。

Raikkonen will contest 12 of next year's 13 WRC rounds, missing only the New Zealand event, which the team are not taking part in.

Raikkonen 將參加明年13場中的12場比賽,因為車隊沒有參加紐西蘭站,所以是唯一沒參賽的一場。

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