Former F1 star Raikkonen crashes in rally debut
January 29, 2010
ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP)—Former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen crashedinto a snow drift at the Arctic Lapland Rally.
He trailed by more than 30 minutes after the first day of racing on Friday.
Raikkonen was just 5.5 seconds behind leader Dani Sordo before going off theroad. His car was pulled out of the snow, and the former Ferrari driver andco-pilot Kai Lindstrom escaped unhurt.
Raikkonen left Formula One after not renewing his contract with Ferrarifollowing last season.
Sordo led by 1 minute, 3.7 seconds ahead of Juha Salo of Finland.
The two-day rally, which covers 459 miles, ends Saturday.
The race is a warmup event for the World Rally Championship, which startsFeb. 11 in Sweden.
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