Raikkonen crashes out of Mexico

Saturday, 06 March 2010

Red Bull-backed Kimi Raikkonen has rolled his Citroen C4 WRC on the seventh stage of Rally Mexico. The Citroen Junior Team driver apparently went off on a downhill section of the stage, going into some hairpins. Both Raikkonen and co-driver Kaj Lindstrom are reported to be OK, but the C4 is said to be destroyed. It means the pair will be unable to complete today's remaining two super special stages. Raikkonen's first day on gravel in a World Rally Car has been eventful, with a bent steering arm spoiling the first stage and an electrical fault costing him 20 minutes on the second test. He then posted the fifth fastest time, just 0.9 seconds slower than the fastest time on his first ever asphalt WRC test, the Coca-Cola Street Stage. The first two stages of the afternoon were also better with eighth and ninth quickest times on gravel before his accident.