He is entered in the Red Bull team not under his own name, this is more of a team event then an individual event. It would be interesting to see if Red Bull still sponsors Kimi, but then again they also sponsored him when he was at Ferrari, I think they just have the idea that Kimi's image works well with the Red Bull brand. But I would guess that Red Bull likes to keep their options open in any case.

Oh! of course, that's Cetinkaya's co-driver

Probably the fact that Lotus isn't associated with another energy drink (like Monster) makes options more open. I am browsing the RB site now, and there is a "null" link on where Andrea Dovizioso's page used to be (from RB-backed Honda this year, to Monster-backed Yamaha next year). How timely! He was obviously just removed from the site, I guess the partnership has already come to an end before then. It just makes sense that for competing products, you can only stay on one side of the fence.

This might have already mentioned before, but I guess being seen wearing TW Steel watches (Lotus sponsor), TAG Heuer isn't going anywhere close to Kimi now. They only didn't follow him to WRC because rally isn't what they stood for and it was understood that if he went back to F1, they'd open up the partnership again. Not with TW Steel in the picture.

wow, they have live timing too

Dovi will race in a Red-Bull Fiesta WRC this weekend..

Yes they have!

http://www.snow-mobile.at/ergebnisse/


It is all a bit confusing, but as far as I understand there are two races. The one race is the Race of Champions, there they have a VIP member (like Kimi), and two professionals in a team and they all take turns. RB team is on pole for this event.
The other race has 4 qualifying heats, for the final race only the top ones in the qualifying heats go through, team RB qualified 4th for this one, the race is more than an hour long and each team has to use 5 different drivers.

Kimi didn't do any of the qualifying, clearly this is a very team orientated event.

I was wondering how it worked. Thanks for the information I'll check it out tomorrow.

It's the other way around

Fast translation: Kimi is in the Hauptbewerb (main competition) and not the in Battle of Champions. For the Hauptbewerb there are 6 people in each team. The races are 1 hour long + 1 lap and each team must do 5 driver-changes. Since there are 24 teams, there will be tomorrow 2 Heats. Red Bull Mobile will be in Heat 1 because they got the pole in the Qualy today. The 5 best teams of each Heat directly qualify for the final. The rest of teams take part in the "little final" (Kleine Finale) and the 4 best get into the Final.

In the qualy for the heats, each team had to choose one driver who had two laps to do the best possible time. Red Bull mobile chose Michael Staufer (a motocross guy), that was the fastest today in the first training (the one Kimi skipped).

EDIT: Wait! there is also a Red Bull Mobile team in tbe Battle of Champions No idea which "Promi" they are going to use for that race, in the training for the BoC only the two professionals took part.

Miezchen said that it´s gonna be Kimi!

2 more pics of him! (Courtesy of Maili )

Then, she is probably right (as usual)

As long as Kimi crushes Oliver Pocher , I'm happy.

But have to admit that I like him a lot

This is what I love about Kimi! He is simply a petrol head!!! Give him anything with an engine and he will drive the sh!t out of it! And some people think he is lazy, he simply loves motorsports and life. Look at what he does on his free time while being "lazy"...

Pocher? Really?
You and me trying to decide what to watch on TV would be interesting: a never ending argument

Live timing seems to be working already for the Hauptbewerb

Yeah I think that he´s funny Hmmmz well I would want to watch sports

This Michael Staufer is a class of his own! Never heard of him! Is he a professional?

Ok, only sports on TV then.

I had to google him, he is a motocross biker. I don't understand that much about motocross so...
Now it is Centinkaya on the snowmobile, but I think snow is not her thing.

Nope! Those girls lose lots of time! RB is last

At least they don´t get that much track time

That loony of Kimi is the fastest on the track at the moment

They retired at the last lap! Meeeh

It is really amusing Kimi does 3 monster laps then pits again.

Of course they did!

I hope they can still take part in the final heat.


The classification:

http://www.snow-mobile.at/wp-content/uploa...eat-Group-1.pdf
http://www.snow-mobile.at/wp-content/uploa...-per-driver.pdf

Wait! I have just noticed something!

Is that really Kimi? Is he wearing Lederhosen (Bavarian and Austrian leather pants)?!!!

MS-Total is reporting that Kimi crashed in that race and injured his hand. Nothing too serious reportedly, looks like he's currently in the hospital for X-rays etc.

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=d...t_11121007.html

Anyone want to take a guess about the colour of Boullier's face right now?

They don't know exactly what kind of hurt has his hand! Possible not so good for testing in simulator?

He can't test in a simulator anyway. He suffers motion sickness, so unless you fill him up with anti-sickness pills...

It has been confirmed that he has nothing, just journalists writing headlines too fast. So don't get angry.

http://sport10.at/home/formel1/715671/Snow...koenen-verletzt

at the news duck then. Or is it a canard?

It is nothing serious he will be at the presentation tonight.

Phew. Thank goodness.

He lose control above the snow-mobil For security now he is not any more allowed to race there......

Pure curiosity, ever drove one?

where did you get the "allowed" from? It only says he is not going to race again today.

Your translations are even worse than mine!

so does he have any kind of injury or not?

There is not much information. It looks like he has slightly hurt himself but not injured himself.

Does it make sense in English?

I dunno if it makes sense, but at least I understand it. thanks!

Too bad he has been violated

I think it's pretty safe to say that after this accident Kimi won't be playing in a charity
hockey game next week.

Why? If his hand is okay he could still play!
If you think it´s too dangerous then the other drivers also should stop playing football. Or even jogging could be too dangerous!

Even if he won´t attend the hockey game next weekend he won´t stop playing icehockey! Every sport can be dangerous unter certain circumstances

The less hockey the better...

Webber, Hulkenberg & Sutil also seems to be on the EVENT!

Kimi should be OK.



http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialLRGP/sta...548072242528256

Renault Plays Down Kimi Raikkonen's Snow Mobile Incident
10 December 2011

Renault says Kimi Raikkonen did not suffer any serious harm when he crashed in a snow mobile race in Austria today.

The Formula 1 returnee was reported to have fallen on an early run in the event and suffered pain from his left wrist, ruling him out of the rest of the weekend.

But the Renault team has issued a message via its Twitter feed underlining that Raikkonen was largely unscathed.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96710

good that he is okay, but i wish he went for a gorilla suit again.

Is there anything he DOESN'T crash?

Not Webber, I saw him today at Milton Keynes

It must be said that his crash could have been much worse.
I'm surprised Renault let him go racing.
One would think the Kubica incident would have taught them a lesson.

Renault don't have any choice. Up until January 1st, Kimi is still a free agent. His contract begins on January 1st.

Good to hear that there is nothing serious!

I thought so as well, but then why did Renault issue the press release if he has no relationship till 2012?