Ford_News
11-01-2010, 04:41 PM
Filed under: Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Hirings/Firings/Layoffs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Citroën (http://www.autoblog.com/category/citroen/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/)
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After negotiations (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/08/renault-raikkonen-negotiations-grind-to-a-halt-as-team-shifts-ma/) seemed to have broken down for an F1 return with Renault (http://www.autoblog.com/category/renault) for 2011, Kimi Raikkonen (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Kimi+Raikkonen) appears to be settled on remaining in the World Rally Championship for at least another season. Just who the Finnish pilot will be driving for next year, however, remains a big question mark.
While the former F1 champion could remain with Citroën (http://www.autoblog.com/category/citroen), one rumor circulating the paddock places him alongside American stuntman extraordinaire Ken Block in the Monster Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) World Rally Team. Block is reportedly optimistic on the prospect, but the outfit's funding for next season remains an issue. Raikkonen is sponsored by Red Bull, while Block and his team endorse rival energy drink brand Monster.
Could a star-studded, Taurine-fueled super-team be in the cards for next year's championship? We hope so...
[Source: Autosport (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87796) Images: Massimo Bettiol/Getty, Roni Rekomaa/AFP/Getty]Report: Ken and Kimi to team up in WRC? (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/01/report-ken-and-kimi-to-team-up-in-wrc/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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After negotiations (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/08/renault-raikkonen-negotiations-grind-to-a-halt-as-team-shifts-ma/) seemed to have broken down for an F1 return with Renault (http://www.autoblog.com/category/renault) for 2011, Kimi Raikkonen (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/Kimi+Raikkonen) appears to be settled on remaining in the World Rally Championship for at least another season. Just who the Finnish pilot will be driving for next year, however, remains a big question mark.
While the former F1 champion could remain with Citroën (http://www.autoblog.com/category/citroen), one rumor circulating the paddock places him alongside American stuntman extraordinaire Ken Block in the Monster Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) World Rally Team. Block is reportedly optimistic on the prospect, but the outfit's funding for next season remains an issue. Raikkonen is sponsored by Red Bull, while Block and his team endorse rival energy drink brand Monster.
Could a star-studded, Taurine-fueled super-team be in the cards for next year's championship? We hope so...
[Source: Autosport (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87796) Images: Massimo Bettiol/Getty, Roni Rekomaa/AFP/Getty]Report: Ken and Kimi to team up in WRC? (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/01/report-ken-and-kimi-to-team-up-in-wrc/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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