Kimi Raikkonen has ended speculation about his motor racing career by signing up for another season of the world rally championship (WRC).<\/p>\n
After talks about a possible return to F1 broke down, and then the death of his father Matti two days before Christmas, rumours had suggested F1’s 2007 world champion might hang up his helmet.<\/p>\n
Having made his debut with Citroen’s junior team in 2010, the 31-year-old Finn has now formed his own team called ICE 1 Racing to run a Citroen DS3 WRC.<\/p>\n
L’Equipe in France said the team is funded by Raikkonen’s own sponsors.<\/p>\n
The WRC confirmed that his entry for the opening Swedish rally was received “shortly” before this week’s deadline.<\/p>\n
L’Equipe said Raikkonen’s has committed to 10 of the 13 rallies in 2011.<\/p>\n
“With Kimi’s limited experience, it may be better to do additional testing while the others are competing,” his manager Steve Robertson told Finland’s Turun Sanomat.<\/p>\n
The 2011 season begins in mid February.<\/p>\n
Raikkonen told the official WRC website that he considered returning to F1 this year.<\/p>\n
“Of course I thought about it, because you think about everything,” he said.\u00a0 “But I never really thought seriously about it, because actually I didn’t miss formula one at all this season.”<\/p>\n
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