Raikkonen to race a Fiat Punto in Finnish WRC event

[stockhausen]

Kimi Raikkonen is to compete in the World Rally Championship in his native Finland at the end of the July.

Raikkonen has appeared in three non-championship rallies this season and will be behind the wheel of a Fiat Abarth Grande Punto.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8125463.stm

 

[Dogbreath]

A 275bhp Punto must be a lot of fun! Got to be more interesting than trundling around near the back of an F1 grid anyway

 

[NathanE]

I think it's amazing Ferrari let him do it considering how dangerous rally sport is

 

[BigglesPiP]

He's had a go before, but both Abarth Puntos (not a FIAT Punto in any way ) crashed out on the 1st day.

 

[dannyjo22]

Probably a good way to get rid of him and his huge contract

Its not like he's challenging for anything other than the my Kers doesn't work award.

 

[Dogbreath]

(not a FIAT Punto in any way )

Apart from the small matter of being made by Fiat. You might as well argue an AMG is not a Mercedes, a quattro GmbH is not an Audi or a BMW M is not a BMW.

 

[rG-tom]

a rally prepped abarth punto probably has more input from ferrari than the fiat road team...

 

[Dogbreath]

a rally prepped abarth punto probably has more input from ferrari than the fiat road team...

I suspect it has rather a lot of input from Abarth, as the name suggests!

 

[BigglesPiP]

Apart from the small matter of being made by Fiat. You might as well argue an AMG is not a Mercedes, a quattro GmbH is not an Audi or a BMW M is not a BMW.

Was being sarcastic, I'm going to start using the ¡ mark.

 

[Dogbreath]

Was being sarcastic, I'm going to start using the ¡ mark.

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