The 2003 World Rally champion Petter Solberg and 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Räikkönen have both finally got to test the Citroen DS3 WRC that they will use this year – with mixed verdicts.
Solberg drove the car for around 250 kilometres in Sweden on Saturday, while Räikkönen covered a slightly shorter distance on Sunday. While Solberg said that the car suited him, he also had to battle with understeer throughout most of the day.
“There was a lot of understeer that we had to try to eliminate and we almost succeeded,” said the Norwegian. “But I’d like to try and beat Sebastien Loeb. We’ve got to try.”
Räikkönen enjoyed his first taste of the DS3 and is also aiming to up his game in 2011, according to co-driver Kaj Lindstrom, who accompanied ‘the iceman’ on his Swedish test. “We’re about to start our second season, which means that we have to improve in every area,” said Lindstrom. “In the second year, the mistakes get fewer and it’s easier to have good results. But we’ve still got to be very careful on each event.”
Räikkönen has been tipped for a top-six finish in Sweden next week by his team manager, Benoit Nogier.
Source: MaxRally
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