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Rally made Raikkonen better F1 driver says Solberg
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Kimi Raikkonen's rallying foray made him a better Formula One driver.
That is the claim of 2003 world rally champion Petter Solberg, who got to know the ‘iceman' during his two-year F1 sabbatical in 2010 and 2011.
Finn Raikkonen returned to F1 with Lotus last season, impressing the grand prix world yet again after his career had flat-lined in his final two years at Ferrari.
'I know Kimi and I believe that the rally made him a better Formula One driver,' Solberg told the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang (VG).
Like many observers, Solberg thinks Raikkonen's return to Ferrari next year, where he will become current ‘number 1′ Fernando Alonso's teammate, will...
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