Source: TheRedBulletin

As 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen prepares to make his WRC debut for the Citroen Junior Team, we stop him in the Service Park for a quick chat.

What are your expectations for the Rally Sweden and the WRC season as a whole?
对于拉力瑞典站和整个WRC赛季你有什麽 期待吗？
KR: "For Sweden my aim is to get to the end of the rally and to learn the car more. What I need is just more time in the car. For the rest of the season I want to make progress and fight with the others but I have no special target in mind; we will see how it goes."
KR：瑞典站我的目标是完赛并且更多的了解我的车。我需要更多在车里的时间。赛季剩余的时间我想取得进步能够与其他选手竞争，但我并没有特别的目标。让我们拭目以待。

With limited time to recce and make pace notes, how helpful is it having the experience of Kaj Lindstrom and the Citroen team behind you?
由于堪路和制作路书有时间限制，Kaj Lindstrom的经验和雪铁龙车队的协助有多大的帮助？
KR: "For sure it's helpful to have other peoples' experience. But in the end while they can help you with certain things they cannot tell you how to drive the car; this is something that you have to learn yourself."
KR：能得到别人的经验当然很有帮助。但最终他们只能在某些事情上帮助你而不能告诉你怎样开车，那是你要自己学会的部分。

Have you spoken to Rami and other rally drivers about your move and what's been the best piece of advice you've had?
你有没有跟Rami和其他拉力车手谈过你加入拉力的事吗？你得到的最好的建议是什麽？
KR: "It's a little bit the same story. Of course I talk with my brother and my friends about motorsport but in the end this is just talk; driving the car is something you have to do yourself."
KR：这和之前说的差不多。我当然会和哥哥和朋友们谈论赛车，但最终也只是谈谈而已，驾驶是你自己完成的事情。

You are the Ice Man, but have you found a rallying surface you prefer?
你被称为“冰人”，你找到了你偏好的拉力赛路面了麽？（囧，冰人就一定喜欢雪地赛？）
KR: "Not yet, as I haven't tried everything yet. Maybe asphalt could be more familiar for me but we will see when we get there."
KR：还没有，因为我还没尝试过所有路面。也许沥青路面对我来说更熟悉，但具体情况到时候比赛了才知道。

How does the atmosphere in the Service Park compare with the atmosphere in the F1 Paddock? (Is it more informal, less glamorous, is the food better?)
维修区的气氛和F1有什麽不同？更正式？不够吸引人？还是吃得更好？（我严重的囧了）
KR: "It's very different to F1, that's for certain. From what I have seen so far I like the rally atmosphere. But it's only my first rally; I need time to get to know the whole scene better."
KR：WRC的气氛和F1很不一样，这一点是肯定的。到目前为止我更喜欢拉力的氛围。但这只是我的第一场拉力，我还需要时间去进一步了解。

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