Q: Kimi, your pace on the tarmac of Bulgaria was impressive; accident aside were you pleased with your pace there?
KR: It should be a little more easy on tarmac, but then we end up
upside down in the ditch. At least we can come back and we got a lot of
kilometres. Speed-wise, it was pretty okay, apart from the accident.
Q: You never had the chance to compete in F1 at home but now you do in rally – what’s it like to come home and compete?
KR: Of course it’s nice to come and see the fans. And, of course, the
organisation of this rally is very good and so is the driving. It’s no
different from any other rallies, but things outside of the rally are
definitely easier: we don’t have to travel so far. It’s great to be
here, this is a great rally and the weather seems to be good at the
moment
Q: You competed here last year but in an S2000 car – have you
started from scratch with the notes for this time around in a WRC car?
KR: I know the roads a little bit, but most of them are okay and that
helps a little. The roads are fast and it will be faster than S2000, we
will try and drive our own rally. We have used the basic [notes] from
last year and changed them, it was bit easier. I have driven most of the
roads [before] and that definitely helps to know the road a little –
hopefully that will make this event a little bit easier.
Q: Kimi, two Citroën drivers have confirmed for next season, is there any news from you?
KR: No, not yet. We have some decisions to make and I haven’t done that yet.
QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR:
Q: Question for Kimi: what do you think of team orders in F1?
KR: I’m not in Formula 1, so I don’t care what’s happening there.
Q: Kimi, what are your thoughts of the stage where you crashed last year?
KR: I hope I don’t go off in the same place! It’s a challenging
stage, the longest stage of the rally. It’s different in areas, the
rhythm changes a lot. We have very good notes and we try to do our best
like in every stage in Finland.
You too can look like ‘The Iceman’ with the new Kimi Raikkonen clothing range
To celebrate his first season in the World Rally Championship with
Red Bull, the 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Raikkonen – known
simply as "The Iceman" – is launching an eye-catching new clothing range
on Rally Finland.
Raikkonen, the winner of 18 Grands Prix, embarked on a fresh
challenge earlier this year when he switched to rallying full-time,
displaying his breathtaking talent and spectacular commitment to a whole
new audience.
Now, all of Kimi’s many fans can share his rallying adventure through
the new "iceman" clothing range, launched on his home rally.
The clothes bear the same famous "iceman" logo that Kimi sports on his helmet, as well as the Red Bull logo.
Kimi is introducing the new clothing line with a range of headgear
this month. The hats have been designed by a close friend of Kimi’s,
Uffe, and they perfectly reflect the iceman’s individual and personal
style.
Made out of high-quality materials, the clothes – just like Kimi
himself – are all about quality, fashion, and sophistication. For any
Kimi fan, they are an essential accessory both on and off the world’s
rally stages.
"My personal style is important to me, so I was very happy to bring
out these new hats," commented Kimi. "I chose Uffe to design everything
as he did a very good job when he designed my helmet. Of course I was
really involved in the design myself and we had a lot of fun doing it. I
hope people like wearing my stuff too, but I think they will. It’s the
sort of thing I wear myself: it’s a comfortable and cool look."
So far, around 21000 units of Kimi’s clothing have been sold:
underlining his huge popularity. The hats can be purchased on Rally
Finland, from the official WRC merchandise store in the service park and
also from Finland’s Rally Shop.
A total of five separate sales crews will be selling the hats on
nearly all the special stages too. From the end of July, the merchandise
will also be available on www.kimiraikkonen.com and www.wrc.com, through the WRC shop.
In addition, there will be around 200 permanent points of sale in
Finland. The main distributors will be the ABC gasoline chain and the
shops of Finnish phone operator DNA, Kimi’s personal sponsor.
As well as on land, Kimi’s products will also be sold at sea: notably
on the Silja/Tallink Line between Tallin and Stockholm. The action in
rallying is frequently red hot, but now everybody has the chance to look
like the iceman.
For more information, please visit: www.kimiraikkonen.com
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