Raikkonen lines out 2011 career paths

Citroen Junior Team driver Kimi Raikkonen has been running through his choices for next year, after having been presented with offers both within rallying and F1.

Raikkonen left the F1 scene last year after his contract with Ferrari came to an end. Having only three starts in a rally car, he was thrown completely into the deep end after signing with the Citroen Junior Team, partnering up-and-coming French star Sebastian ‘Seb 2.0’ Ogier.

Since his surprise signing with the French marque, he has scored 21 points, his highest position so far has been fifth on Rally Turkey. He has a bit of a poor start to the year however, he crashed out of the first two events of the year, ending up in a snow bank in Sweden and exiting Mexico in spectacular fashion, rolling many times after clipping a bank.

Raikkonen is rumoured to have been approached by MINI, possibly being backed by Red Bull. Signing for the Monster Energy WRT has been rumoured, and renewing his Citroen Junior Team contract hasn’t been ruled out, neither has a return to F1 with Renault.

An altogether retirement from motorsport in general is a third option, but he says he would like to stay in the WRC, but is in no rush to decide.

“I’m enjoying it so far, but I’ve not made up my mind what I’m doing yet. Quite soon I hope I will know but there is no rush.”