Kimi prova per la Sprint Cup. Cambio di programma?
Raikkonen tests Cup car at Virginia
Kimi Raikkonen is testing a Sprint Cup series car for the first time on Tuesday at Virginia International Raceway as he continues to immerse into his stock car foray.
The Finn is driving Robby Gordon’s #7 Dodge at one of the preferred venues for NASCAR teams to test ahead of road course events, as preparations are already underway for next month’s race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.
Through his twitter account, Gordon confirmed the 2007 Formula 1 world champion is running his car on a first day of testing, while he plans to be behind the wheel on Wednesday.
"Just left for Mexico City! Big meetings for speed energy," wrote Gordon referring to his energy drink business. "Testing at ViR tomorrow, Iceman in car today. Trying to give him some speed!"
Although no official announcement has been made yet by Raikkonen or his team, the Finn is on the preliminary entry list issued Monday by NASCAR for next Saturday’s Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he is named as the driver for the #87 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota, which is being prepared by Kyle Busch Motorsports.
Last Friday the Finn was non-committal when asked by reporters about his future plans in NASCAR, while moves for his next step were well underway already.
Kimi Raikkonen tests Sprint Cup car
Kimi Raikkonen is wasting no time acclimating himself to NASCAR.
Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion who finished 15th in his Camping World Truck Series debut Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, spent Tuesday testing a Sprint Cup car for Robby Gordon Motorsports at Virginia International Raceway.
"I called Robby because Kimi wanted to test a Cup car," said Todd Hirschfeld, who is managing Raikkonen’s racing effort in the United States. "It worked out because Robby had another obligation. So Kimi is taking care of the car today, and Robby will show up tomorrow.
"And it’s up to Kimi whether he stays tomorrow, heads back to Finland or stays to run the Nationwide race Saturday at Charlotte," he said.
Raikkonen has reportedly committed to running Saturday’s Nationwide event, but Hirschfeld says otherwise.
"I’ve seen the story where he’s committed to run the Nationwide race at Charlotte, but he has not told me personally whether he’ll do it or not," Hirschfeld said. "There’s a car and team ready to go, but Kimi himself has not yet committed.
"He’s taking this whole experience day by day," Hirschfeld said. "I was told before I started working with him, but this is the truth — Kimi does what Kimi wants to do."
Test interrotto per Raikkonen in Virginia
Primo test Nationwide con il botto per Kimi Raikkonen al Virginia International Raceway. Sul difficile tracciato di Alton, il pilota finlandese ha completato sei giri prima di danneggiare l’anteriore della numero 7 di casa Robby Gordon Motorsport. Nella gara Nationwide di Charlotte, Raikkonen dovrebbe essere schierato dal team NEMCO di Joe Nemecheck (assistito da Kyle Busch), mentre sembra probabile la scelta di una delle competitive vetture di Gordon per il round su stradale di Road America a fine giugno.
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