Alonso ready to lock horns with Kimi

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Fernando Alonso admits he is looking forward to some first-corner battles with Kimi Raikkonen next season.

Alonso and Raikkonen will renew their rivalry in 2012 as the Finn will make a comeback with Lotus Renault after spending two years in the World Rally Championship.

The pair enjoyed some exciting battles before Raikkonen quit F1 at the end of the 2009 season and Alonso is looking forward to being challenged by the Finn.

"I welcome him back. He's a great driver," The Sun quotes Alonso as saying during a press conference.

"He's one of the drivers with the biggest talent on the grid, a World Champion, a wonderful person... So it's going to be a pleasure to race alongside him.

"I'm not comparing him with anyone, but it's not the same to start a race and get to the first corner and have Kimi Raikkonen alongside you than having a young driver or a rookie. Fighting with Champions like this gives you a different feeling and more security."

[Greig]

Hopefully we are nowhere near that sort of level

[Stormsearcher]

lol.. yeah. I rather kimi be locking horns with kobayashi and shumi.

[justjesper]

It will be great seeing Kimi back in F1. For sure we will be much faster ( crossing fingers )

[Kingdom Hearts]

I can't wait for Kimi to be lapped by our boys

[racingbradley]

I really cannot see him coming back to F1 with "no fire in his belly"
It would be good to see a newly revitalised Kimi a la his time at Macca.
Something did not gel at Ferrari---maybe they didn't keep the fridge replenished with magnums or was it that ice cool personality

[Nova]

Glad he is back...better him than quite a few others that are there..Nando n Kimi had some great fights, it appears Nando likes him.

[Jose Lorca]

Alonso ready to lock horns with Kimi.....until Kimi is shown the blue flag!

[EL NANO]

Maybe Kimmi can introduce Alonso to the "magnum force" ahahaha...

[Alonsomaniac]

If Lotus-Reno succeed in building a good car-engine combo, the Kimi will show he still is a real racingdriver. Fernando knows that, and it is something he likes. He won't find any satisfaction in lapping Kimi who is driving a slow car. Fernando likes to fight with Kimi with both of them in fast cars. (and win of course)