Kimi Raikkonen's 2010 season wasn't so successful as he was expecting to be. A mediocre rally season proved one of the reasons that his contract with WRC Citroen RedBull Junior Team wasn;t renewd and talks about a possible return to F1 with Renault broke down as well. Still with no racing seat for the 2011, the death of his father Matti two days before Christmas rose up heavy speculation that Raikkonen might eventually quit completely from racing. However, shortly before the deadline, Raikkonen lodged an entry for the season-opening Swedish rally and furthermore he is expected to compete in the majority of 2011 WRC season in a brand new Citroen DS3 WRC of his own brand new private team called ICE 1 Racing which is backed from his personal sponsors. Raikkonen had a mixed rookie season in the WRC as he retired from 3 rallies driving for the Citroen Junior Team, but also won a stage in Germany and finished 5th overall in Turkey. His manager Steve Robertson admitted his driver still has a lot to learn as he told Turun Sanomat.
"With Kimi's limited experience, it may be better to do additional testing while the others are competing."
In a recent interview, Raikkonen told the official WRC website that he had not missed F1 in his first year away from the sport since 2001.
"Of course I thought about it, because you think about everything. But I never really thought seriously about it, because actually I didn't miss Formula One at all this season."
