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Raikkonen to test Peugeot's Le Mans car with a view to a 2012 deal

By Edd Straw and David Evans

Kimi Raikkonen will test the Peugeot 908 Le Mans car at Spanish circuit Motorland Aragon on Wednesday.

It is understood that it could lead to a possible outing in next year's Le Mans 24 Hours, with Peugeot keen to evaluate Raikkonen's speed in the car.

Raikkonen has admitted that he is keen on competing at Le Mans, but if he was to do so, he would want an expanded programme of races for the marque.

"It would be great to do Le Mans," Raikkonen told Finland's Turun Sanomat. "But if you race there, you should do some races as a test as well. It could be tricky to get all the schedules working well."

Peugeot has previously tested seven-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb and is keen to run high-profile drivers at Le Mans, as it did when 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve was in its line-up in 2007 and '08.

PSA Peugeot Citroen management board member Jean-Marc Gales declined to confirm Raikkonen's test, but admitted that it was possible and that a race seat could be on the cards if he was fast enough.

"I don't exclude that [Raikkonen testing the car], " Gales told AUTOSPORT. "But nothing has been decided on our pilots for Peugeot for next year.

"Clearly, it depends how fast he is and I can't comment on that because we haven't done it yet."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93874

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First pic of the test Kimi did with the Peugeot 908 in Teruel:
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August 24th 2011 : Kimi Räikkönen drove the Peugeot 908
35 laps on the Aragon circuit in Spain

Today, the 2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen drove for the first time with the Peugeot 908 on the Aragon circuit.



Olivier Quesnel – Peugeot Sport Director : « Originally, this test session was planned for a long time in order to prepare the rest of the season on top of which we have allowed Kimi to discover the 908. As of today, nothing has been scheduled or planned for the future. »

Towards the end of the morning, the Finn took part into the session alongside Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin, Simon Pagenaud and Alexander Wurz. He covered a series of 35 laps on a circuit he’s never driven on.

Kimi Raïkkönen : « I enjoyed this test with Peugeot. The 908 is a really fun car to drive ».

Pascal Dimitri - Peugeot Sport Team Manager : « Kimi arrived yesterday evening in order to meet up with the team, prepare his seat and set up his driving position. He adapted very quickly to the car and gave us a valuable technical feedback. It is always interesting to get inputs from drivers such as Kimi. »

http://peugeot-media.com/index.php?nav= ... &langue=en

Attached document: http://peugeot-media.com/index.php?nav= ... 908_en.pdf

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Raikkonen cans Australia entry, tests 908
Kimi Raikkonen elects not to compete on Rally Australia

Kimi Raikkonen has elected to can his planned entry into Rally Australia to focus on the remaining events on the World Rally Championship calendar.

The Finn had been set to contest the event early next month at the wheel of his ICE 1 Racing Citroen DS3 WRC but has now decided to change his plans due to the logistical and organisational difficulties in taking part.

Having made the decision to skip the event, Raikkonen will therefore compete in three more rounds of the WRC this season – in France, Spain and Great Britain.

News that Raikkonen is to miss Rally Australia comes as rumours about his future plans increase, with the former F1 champion spending today [Wednesday] testing a Peugeot 908 sportscar in Spain.

Raikkonen was quoted in his homeland this week as saying that he would love to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours but is also believed to be keen to do so only if a deal included other races outside the La Sarthe classic.

It remains to be seen whether the test will lead to a race seat for Raikkonen for 2012, although he wouldn't be the first big name addition to Peugeot's line-up if he did agree to race for the team – with Sebastien Loeb, Jacques Villeneuve and Sebastian Bourdais having competed in a 908 at Le Mans in recent years

http://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/1 ... mpaign=rss

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Thanks everyone We have a Le Mans Monster thread

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Kimi Raikkonen completes Peugeot 908 test

By Sam Tremayne

2007 Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen completed his maiden test in Peugeot's 908 Le Mans challenger at Motorland Aragon.

The Finn drove alongside Peugeot works drivers Franck Montagny, Stephane Sarrazin, Simon Pagenaud and Alexander Wurz, covering 35 laps during the day.

As revealed by AUTOSPORT the Finn is understood to be keen to return to racing, with a fully-paid rally drive unlikely for next year. The test could lead to a possible outing with Peugeot in next year's Le Mans 24 Hours.

Raikkonen, who told FInalnd's Turun Sanomat that racing at Le Mans would be 'great', summarised the experience: "I enjoyed this test with Peugeot. The 908 is a really fun car to drive."

Peugeot Sport team manager Pascal Dimitri said the test had proved interesting, with Raikkonen offering valuable feedback on his first test.

"Kimi adapted very quickly to the car," Dimitri said, "and gave us a valuable technical feedback. It is always interesting to get inputs from drivers such as Kimi."

Peugeot's sport director Olivier Quesnel said the test had been planned ‘for a long time' and that no decisions have been taken for the future.

"Originally, this test session was planned for a long time in order to prepare the rest of the season, on top of which we have allowed Kimi to discover the 908.

"As of today, nothing has been scheduled or planned for the future."

For more in-depth analysis of Kimi Raikkonen's future options, see this week's AUTOSPORT magazine.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93911

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[luieluv]

Thanks sleenie for this thread.

Good to continue with the flow of chain Monster cool Lounge threads.

[Anelise]

Thanks for all the pics and informations!

[Vida]

thanks for the pics... that car is huge...

[zoefrances]

thank you for all the pictures and info.
hope kimi tells us what he is doing soon.

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