Rallye de Portugal (27-30 May 2010) – Preview

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The Citroen Junior Team on familiar ground
ニュージーランドへの長い旅の後、WRCは今週末、ヨーロッパの大地へ戻ってくる。このシーズンの6ラウンド目であるラリーポルトガルは、セバスチャン・オジェとジュリアン・イングラシアにとって、彼らの最近の強力なパフォーマンスを明白に示すエクセレントな機会である。キミ・ライコネンとカイ・リンドストロームは1ヶ月ラリーをしていないが、彼らもシトロエンC4 WRCとの進化を続けようとする。
ニュージーランドは、キミ・ライコネンとカイ・リンドストロームの予定プログラムではなかったが、C4 WRCでポルトガルに戻ってくる。F1ワールドチャンピオンは、要求されるものが多いポルトガルのステージで、グラベルでのWRCチャレンジャーの方法を学び続けるだろう。メキシコでリタイア、ヨルダンで8位フィニッシュ、トルコでは5位を獲得し、30歳のフィンランド人は、WRCのクラシックなラウンドのひとつであるポルトガルで、彼にとってのまた新たなイベントに真剣に取り組まなければならない。
「短いブレイクは僕にとってすごくよかった。落ち着いて、シーズンのスタートを分析することができた。ペースノートを作ることとか、フロントランナーのタイムと自分達のタイムを比較したりといったことに詳細に集中したよ。何キロかのテストも、期待通りに素早く復帰できそう(なことがわかった)だから、よかったよ。ラリーは僕にとって完全に新しいスポーツだから、まだまだたくさんの事を学ばなければならないことはわかっているけど、僕達が一貫して前進していると感じる。」
C4 WRCでドライブする5回目のイベントとなるポルトガルでも、キミ・ライコネンは同様のターゲットを持ち続けている。
「一番最初から言っているように、学習過程の質問だ。飛び級(=学習を加速して短縮)しようとしたり、リーダー達を追いかけようとする前に、手元に全てを手に入れておかなければならない。それで、もっと多くの経験を得ることが僕たちには必要なんだ。ポルトガルでも、またこれが僕たちのゴールになりそうだ。」
シーズンの5ラウンド目に備えるため、両ドライバーはフランス東部でのグラベルテストセッションに参加した。

The Citroen Junior Team on familiar ground

After the long trip to New Zealand, the World Rally Championship gets back to European soil this weekend. The Rallye de Portugal, round six of the season, will be an excellent opportunity for Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia to underline their recent strong performances. Kimi Raikkonen and Kaj Lindstrom have not done a rally for a month now, but they will aim to continue their progress with the Citroen C4 WRC.
New Zealand did not form part of the scheduled programme for Kimi Raikkonen and Kaj Lindstrom, who return to the Citroen C4 WRC in Portugal. The former F1 World Champion will continue learning how to drive a WRC challenger on gravel over the demanding Portuguese stages. Having retired in Mexico, finished eighth in Jordan and claimed fifth in Turkey, the 30-year-old Finn will have to get to grips with another new event for him in Portugal, one of the classic rounds of the World Rally Championship.
“The short break did me a lot of good,” said Kimi. “We were able to sit down and analyse our start to the season, concentrating on specific details such as making pace notes and comparing our times to those of the frontrunners. A few kilometres of testing also meant that I was able to quickly get back up to speed in the car. I know that we still have a lot to learn because rallying remains a completely new sport for me, but I feel that we are making consistent progress.”
In Portugal, for his fifth event at the wheel of the Citroen C4 WRC, Kimi Raikkonen is also retaining the same targets. “I said from the very start that it was just a question of learning,” he pointed out. “We need to have everything in hand before trying to accelerate and chase the leaders. So it is necessary for us to get more and more experience. That’s going to be our goal in Portugal once more.”

In order to prepare for round five of the season, both drivers took part in a gravel test session in eastern France.
With thanks to Citroen Racing Communication.

RALLY PORTUGAL 2010, PREVIEW KIMI R.
Kimi Räikkönen and Kaj Lindström have not done a rally for a month now, but they will aim to continue their progress with the Citroen C4 WRC.

New Zealand did not form part of the scheduled programme for Kimi Räikkönen and Kaj Lindström, who return to the Red Bull backed Citroën C4 WRC in Portugal.

The former F1 World Champion will continue learning how to drive a WRC challenger on gravel over the demanding Portuguese stages.

Having retired in Mexico, finished eighth in Jordan and claimed fifth in Turkey, the 30-year-old Finn will have to get to grips with another new event for him in Portugal, one of the classic rounds of the World Rally Championship.

“The short break did me a lot of good,” said Kimi. “We were able to sit down and analyse our start to the season, concentrating on specific details such as making pace notes and comparing our times to those of the frontrunners. A few kilometres of testing also meant that I was able to quickly get back up to speed in the car. I know that we still have a lot to learn because rallying remains a completely new sport for me, but I feel that we are making consistent progress.”

In Portugal, for his fifth event at the wheel of the Red Bull Citroën C4 WRC, Kimi Räikkönen is also retaining the same targets. “I said from the very start that it was just a question of learning,” he pointed out.

“We need to have everything in hand before trying to accelerate and chase the leaders. So it is necessary for us to get more and more experience. That’s going to be our goal in Portugal once more.”

In order to prepare for round five of the season, Kimi R. took part in a gravel test session in eastern France at the end of this week.

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