Christian Horner has successfully managed to avoid responding to rumours that Kimi Raikkonen could return to Formula One with Red Bull Racing in 2011.


Raikkonen quit the sport at the end of last season after failing to sign a deal to partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.


Instead, the Finn will spend the 2010 season in the World Rally Championship with his campaign backed by energy drink company, Red Bull.


This, coupled with Raikkonen's claims that he may be back in F1 in 2011, have led to rumours that he's Red Bull-bound upon his return.


Horner, though, has refused to comment on the rumours.


"I think Kimi has pledged his future to rallying," Horner told Autosport.


"His heart seems to be firmly set on rallying, he is going about his campaign in preparation for his rally campaign this year and it is going to be fascinating to see how he performs in that arena.


"Certainly going the other way, when we tested Sebastien Loeb in Barcelona at the end of 2008, he acquitted himself very, very well.


"It will be interesting to see how Kimi performs but I think his focus is fully on rallying, and our focus is very much on our own drivers for the 2010 season."

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