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Raikkonen signs with Citroen rally team LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleStandingsChampionsAllTime WinsBMWSauber Brawn GP Ferrari Force India McLaren Red Bull Racing Renault Toro Rosso Toyota Williams Teams Auto Racing on TSNeotText SizeLONDON Former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen will compete for Citroen in the World Rally Championship next season the team announced Friday Raikkonen who won the 2007 F1 championship left Ferrari at the end of the 2009 F1 season to make way for the arrival of Fernando Alonso Citroen said the Finnish driver would compete for its Red Bullbacked Junior Team in 2010 For the moment we have a oneyear contract and we will see how it goes for the future Raikkonen said in a statement I am really looking forward to testing the car and taking the start of the first rally The oneyear contract keeps alive the chances of Raikkonen returning to F1 in 2011 with the Red Bull connection in his new rally team likely to trigger speculation of a move to the Red Bull F1 outfit Raikkonen took part in one WRC race in 2010 the Rally of Finland for Tommi Makinen Racing in a Fiat during a break between F1 races and had long been an enthusiast of a sport that has a strong pedigree of Finnish champions I always wanted to compete in rally especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career said Raikkonen Thanks to Red Bull I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroen C4 This is a new but very exciting challenge Following confirmation of his departure from Ferrari Raikkonen and his management were involved in talks about a move back to his former team McLaren However McLaren ultimately signed 2009 world champion Jenson Button to partner Lewis Hamilton in 2010 Raikkonen said he was not prepared to join a weaker team and elected to take a sabbatical from F1 in 2010 holding out the possibility of a quick return the following season The only rally Raikkonen will miss next year is the Rally of New Zealand in which his team will not compete He will partner French driver Sebastien Ogier in the Citroen Junior Team next year log inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 416 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoojagmariDecember 4 2009 852PMWow this is exciting Ive always enjoyed watching the WRC when it has been available on Canadian TV Lets hope some smart network picks it up for next season I would definitely PVR this ahead of F1 report this commentKarma 414 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoo1JETSOLVERDecember 4 2009 753PMThis should confirm or refute the idea t...