The third day of the Rally of Turkey was shortened by two special stages this morning. Deniz 1 and Mudarli 1 were made impassable by heavy overnight rain and were cancelled by the event organisers. Kimi Räikkönen also continued making progress to finish fifth, his best result in world rallying. “I feel more and more confident with the Citroën C4 WRC,” he said. “I’m very happy with the pace that we are able to maintain without taking any risks. We are able to get closer now to the drivers who are in front of us, which is our key objective. The hard work we have done with the team is now paying off. I’m feeling more and more confident. We’ve got a few weeks now before our next rally but our goal remains unchanged: we will have to continue to improve.”
Thanks to the reliability of its two Citroën C4 WRCs and its crews, the Citroën Junior Team became the team that scored the most World Championship manufacturer points in Turkey, with a total of 27.
The Citroën Junior Team reinforced its third position in the standings, behind two factory teams, after four rounds of the World Rally Championship.
“We’ve been through a rally with plenty of twists and turns,” concluded Benoit Nogier, the Citroën Junior Team manager. “Some of those things went our way, but we also had a stroke of bad luck with Sébastien’s puncture yesterday. This takes nothing away from his excellent performance. The cars had no problems at all. Our Citroën C4 WRCs are reliable and our drivers have proved that they are extremely competitive. Kimi has driven his best rally since the start of the season. It wasn’t only a rally of attrition; he got past some of his rivals on pure pace and that is the proof that he is making progress. It’s very encouraging for the entire team. We now head to New Zealand, highlymotivated to score another good result!”
Source: Red Bull Rallye
