Kimi Raikkonen and Red Bull / Citroen have confirmed that the former F1 driver will be behind the wheel of a Citroen C4 next season, taking part in the World Rally Championship.

Raikkonen was dropped from Formula One by previous team Ferrari earlier in 2009, losing his seat 1 year early to Fernando Alonso. Raikkonen hoped he would join McLaren, however they subsequently hired new world champion Jenson Button, which left Raikkonen without a seat that was acceptable.

Raikkonen said of the move:

“I always wanted to compete in rally, especially in the World Rally Championship at some point in my career. Thanks to Red Bull, I have the opportunity to drive the best car of the series with the Citroen C4. This is a new but very exciting challenge.”

At present Raikkonen has only signed a 1 year deal with the team, leaving the door firmly open for a return to F1 in the future. That said, he’ll likely be looking at the same choice of available teams, all of which he has already admitted aren’t competitive enough for him.

Our guess? We think this is the end of Kimi’s F1 career.