02/08/2009
NEWS STORY
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Kimi Raikkonen's WRC Finland Rally came to an abrupt end this afternoon when his Abarth Grande Punto S2000 ended up in a ditch during the 19th special test, a couple of minutes after the Subaru Impreza with Mads Ostberg went off the road in the same spot.
At the time the 2007 F1 World Champion was in fifteenth position overall and third in his class, despite engine problems which slowed him down in the morning and a suspension's broken spring.
It is widely speculated that the Finn, who will be partnered by 7-time F1 champion in next month's Valencia GP, will make a full-time switch to rallying, possibly as early as next season.