The cold and clear weather helped Kimi Räikkönen and Kaj Lindström to a better speed on Saturday morning in Rally Sweden. Kimi was 8th on all four stages. He did best in Sågen where Kimi was 22,2 seconds from the top time when he had the difference of 30,4 seconds in the stage before that.
Räikkönen is now holding on to two points being 9th.
– The weather is now normal compared to Friday's snowstorm and it was pretty good driving, Kaj evaluated.
– We are on the ride with only one spare tyre so the balance of the car is a bit different. We already got it pretty good.
How big is the difference to last year when Kimi debuted on these roads?
– Because Kimi has drove here before, of course he remembers the places. First he didn't remember the last stage but once we took off he remembered it immeadiately.
The change of weather has of course changed the surface of the road too.
– It's not a that big change. The surface doesn't eat the tyres as much or wear them out, Lindström said.
Räikkönen has to shake himself awake because the rally begins so early.
– It always goes late in the evening here so we don't have much time to sleep. But it went okay. There isn't as much snow as it was on Friday. It's much more cooler to drive. The roads are great, Räikkönen said.
Turun Sanomat, Hagfors
HEIKKI KULTA
Courtesy: Nicole
