Raikkonen says he will continue making mistakes

12th February 2010

By Richard Rodgers

Kimi Raikkonen has warned that he will carry on making mistakes while he continues his transition from circuit racing to rallying.

Raikkonen, for whom Sweden’s world championship qualifier is only his sixth ever rally, was in 11th overall when he left the road on stage six and got stuck in a snow bank for approximately 25 minutes.

“I was a little too fast and just went straight on,” said Raikkonen. “We tried to reverse and almost got out but then we got stuck. It was a mistake but I don’t have the experience at the moment so it will happen.”

Raikkonen’s Red Bull-backed Citroen C4 WRC was undamaged in the incident. He will start the second leg of the rally in 46th overall.