Kimi Raikkonen and Mika Hakkinen are both expected to take part in Finland's famous Arctic Lapland Rally later this month.

It is believed that for Ferrari driver Raikkonen's Arctic rally debut, he will compete in a Fiat Abarth S2000.

F1's 1998 and 1999 title winner Hakkinen, meanwhile, who has contested the rally before, will be at the wheel of a Mitsubishi Lancer, Holland's Blik Op Nieuws publication reports.

The rally, part of the Finnish rally championship, takes place between January 22nd and 24th.


Source: GMM
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This should be fun to watch! Let's see how the "Iceman" really does on the ice!

 

As long as he doesn't drive like he did in Spa he should fair well

 

Ferrari has no problem with Kimi Raikkonen contesting Finland's famous Arctic Lapland Rally later this month, team boss Stefano Domenicali has insisted.

Formula one teams often baulk at drivers' requests to engage in potentially dangerous off-season activities, but it emerged last week that Raikkonen, the team's title winner of 2007, has entered himself as the driver of a Fiat Abarth S2000 in the event later this month.

"This is the traditional attitude we take to our drivers," Domenicali said at the launch of the F60 yesterday.


"We always try to have a very open attitude to what they do. I see this as an extra two days of testing for Kimi."

Source: GMM
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