WRC
Tänak bows to dominance of Rovanperä and Toyota
On the podium, Ott Tänak greeted Kalle Rovanperä in his own way. ©DPPI/N. Katikis
The 2022 season of WRC can be summed up in the clear domination of a Kalle Rovanperä. At just 22 years and 1 day old, the Finn made World Rally Championship history by becoming youngest champion thus capping the crown Ott Tänak two rounds from the final whistle.
It must be said that in 2022 Kalle Rovanperä has shown itself to be intractable with the competition. Too fair to compete with Sébastien's experience Loeb et Sébastien Ogier au Monte-Carlo en janvier dernier, le pilote Toyota a ensuite réalisé une campagne très solide en remportant 6 des 10 rallyes suivants. Une domination qui lui a permis de prendre rapidement une option sur le titre avant de le décrocher pour de bon en Nouvelle-Zélande avec sa 6e victory last weekend.
« They were strong and Kalle was just as strong, deplores Ott Tänak when taking stock of the duel against Toyota and the recent world champion. I don't think they really gave us a chance. We thought we could fight back in the middle of the season, but they had everything under control actually. We weren't really close.
In the end, they beat everyone, without the slightest doubt (…) Kalle was truly fighting with himself and no one else. His whole team did a great job beating everyone this year, but Kalle was really strong. » Between world champions we respect each other.
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Gonzalo Forbes
In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.
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