The three famous rally drivers shared six days’ testing in Germany, on roads in the Mosel vineyards and then in the Baumholder military camp, with the equivalent of a complete rally per crew covered.
“We’ve gone between six and eight months without racing on tarmac, so it was necessary to spend at least two days getting our bearings,” said Benoît Nogier, the Citroën Racing Technologies team manager. “Our three crews were able to test the setups selected by the works team in the heart of the vines and on the special roads in the military camp. Petter Solberg, Kimi Räikkönen and Peter Van Merksteijn Junior were very happy with the solutions and were able to fine-tune their setups. We hope that our preparation will be translated into good times in the stages.”
Petter Solberg, who currently resides in the fifth position of the world championship, used the test stretch his legs on tarmac.
Last year Kimi Raikkonen, on his maiden outing in Rally Germany set his first quickest time in the FIA World Rally Championship. At the wheel of a Citroen World Rally Car, the Finn topped the time sheets in the last city stage.
Peter van Merksteijn Jr is back in the hot seat after giving Rally Finland a miss, but this time his co-driver will be his father’s regular, Erwin Mombaerts. During testing, Peter and Erwin made progress as they tried to fine-tune their coordination.
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