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Kalle “Marathon man” Rovanperä

During a very selective event, the Finn, navigated by Jonne Halttunen, behaved like a big beast. He did not make any quarter combining speed, reliability and a hint of luck to achieve his 4th success of the season.

Published on 29/06/2022 à 09:00

Loïc ROCCI

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Kalle “Marathon man” Rovanperä

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen beat the fech-fech © Red Bull

Didn't the most critical moment of Kalle Rovanperä's race occur in the Nairobi super special on Thursday evening? About a hundred meters after the start, the Toyota Yaris Hybrid Rally1 launched at high speed and went into a magnificent skid which almost ended in a rollover. Finding himself on two wheels, the Finn only owed his salvation to a small mound of earth which delimited the road. If this unwanted maneuver did not really slow down his development, it still had two consequences. This first caused a puncture and pushed the Toyota driver back to 11” from the leader. Then, the exclamation launched by the Nordic da

Loïc ROCCI

Journalist specializing in rallying past, present and future... and with a southern accent

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