Räikkönen’s old co-driver set for ERC action

Kimi Räikkönen’s former co-driver will be in action when the FIA European Rally Championship resumes in Latvia next month (1-3 February).

Kaj Lindström will navigate Jari Ketomaa on Rally Liepāja-Ventspils. The Finns will compete in a Ford Fiesta Regional Rally Car and will be among the favourites for victory on the snow contest, round two of the 13-event ERC season.

Lindström partnered Räikkönen when the ex-Formula One world champion took part on his first rally in 2009. They then spent two season competing together in the World Rally Championship, finishing fifth overall of Rally of Turkey in 2010 and scoring a stage win on Rallye Deutschland later that year. Previously, Lindström co-drove four-time world rally champion Tommi Mäkinen.