Rovanperä becomes youngest ever WRC champion – DirtFish – DirtFish
“Biggest thanks goes to the team of course, they made this rocket this year – reliable and fast car. Even after the difficult rallies they were all the time believing in us, giving us the support.”
Before Rovanperä had crossed the line, Tänak paid tribute to his rival: “This week Kalle and Toyota have been very, very strong, and they have beaten everybody fair and square,” h…….
“Biggest thanks goes to the team of course, they made this rocket this year – reliable and fast car. Even after the difficult rallies they were all the time believing in us, giving us the support.”
Before Rovanperä had crossed the line, Tänak paid tribute to his rival: “This week Kalle and Toyota have been very, very strong, and they have beaten everybody fair and square,” he said.
“Hopefully everything goes well for Kalle and well done to Harri as well, he has done an amazing job as a father to raise such an amazing kid.”
Victory in New Zealand was never a formality for Rovanperä, who was faced with the dubious task of sweeping the loose gravel clear from the stages on day one.
Instead, it was Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans that led overnight – profiting from five second penalties for Rovanperä, Tänak and Thierry Neuville whose cars’ hybrid units over boosted on Thursday night’s superspecial.
But Evans’ victory bid would unravel on Saturday morning when he suffered a big slide on a quick right-hand corner and thwacked the inside bank, tipping his GR Yaris Rally1 into a roll.
Source: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/rovanpera-becomes-youngest-ever-wrc-champion/
