Räikkönen had to skip the gravel tests for Mexico because of his backaches.- It's old injuries from F1. I have two distensed discs. The other one was operated by laser a week ago. It hurts all the time but there's nothing more we could do about it, Räikkönen tells in Citroen's statement.
He surprised everybody on Thursday by being the fastest Finnish guy in the shakedown. The rally starts today. Kimi will start the weekend with a back-support.
- Hopefully we can drive normally and get it fixed later, Räikkönen said.
Kimi Räikkönen who drove the fastest Finnish time in the shakedown also had problems just like the rest had on the water-stage.
Just like Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala he also broke the car when trying to cross the water.
- The cooling devices broke down. Hopefully they will last all through the rally. No matter how slow or fast we tried to drive the seem to break down and the hood turned up, Räikkönen said.
Source: MTV3
Courtesy: Nicole Planet-F1
