F1: Raikkonen – I Am A Rally Driver

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F1: Raikkonen – I Am A Rally Driver

Kimi Raikkonen isn't thinking about his long term future...

SPEED Staff | Posted April 04, 2010 GMM Newswire

Former F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen scored his first points in this weekends Jordan rally. (photo: LAT Photographic)

Kimi Raikkonen has played down speculation he is eyeing a return to Formula One in 2011.

After a tough start to his switch to world rallying this year, the 30-year-old Finn scored his first points in this weekend's Jordan Rally.

But, due to his existing contractual relationship with Citroen sponsor Red Bull, recent reports have him replacing Mark Webber to become Sebastian Vettel's 2011 teammate.

"The way I see it is that for now I'm a rally driver, so I'm not thinking about the past or the future, even though people keep asking me," the 2007 world champion said.

"At some point I need to take a decision about what I do next, but that won't be until the second half of the year at the earliest," he said on the official WRC website.

"Everything is possible, but I need to know how I will get on in rallying before I take any decisions. For now I have only just started and so far I am really enjoying myself," added Raikkonen.

He insists he is not missing F1, and admitted that he was not even aware that Sepang is hosting this weekend's third round of the championship.

"Somebody actually pointed out to me earlier that it was the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend; I hadn't even realized until it was mentioned," he said.

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