Citroen Sport director Olivier Quesnel has hinted that Kimi Raikkonen could be racing in the WRC in his year out from Formula One.
When news broke that Kimi Raikkonen was to take a one year sabbatical from the sport, many believed that Raikkonen would use his year out to pursue other racing interests – more specifically rallying thanks to his impressive debut in the WRC earlier in the year.
Although Raikkonen has yet to confirm what his plans are for 2010, in an interview with Radio station Radio-France, Quesnel hinted that WRC was the Finn’s most likely destination.
Quesnel explained that the rumours surrounding Raikkonen’s 2010 WRC plans are more than just a rumour and are a real possibility, although he did admit that he has yet to speak to Raikkonen and he doesn’t believe a deal has been signed yet.
During the interview, he also praised Raikkonen calling him an “incredible driver” who did an amazing job in his WRC debut earlier this year.
He also revealed that it Raikkonen did join Citroen’s WRC team, he would not be racing alongside Sebastien Loeb in the official team – rather, he would be racing in the junior team although he would still be driving a fully specced Citroen C4.
