VIDEO – Harri’s emotion towards his son Kalle Rovanperä, 2022 WRC champion

Motorsport leaves too little room for emotions. The scenario of the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2022 has been particularly rewarding on an emotional level for the Rovanperä family.

Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota), the child of the family, became the youngest champion in the history of the discipline in New Zealand at the age of 22. What aroused the pride of his father, Harri Rovanperä. Enlightened enthusiasts of rally remember his participations in the WRC at the wheel of a Peugeot 206 WRC, including a victory at the 2002 Swedish Rally.

One week ago we sat down our newly-crowned champion @KalleRovanpera and showed him a special video he had never seen before… #WRC pic.twitter.com/0U3ISqcdfz

- World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) October 26, 2022

“Children should be better than their parents, recognizes Father Rovanperä without any problem. We evolve to be wiser, braver, faster. But you are special. You have more than “sis” (the fighting spirit typical of the Finns. Ed.). You were born to write history.

I've seen you fail, learn, grow, win. When you won your first rally, my heart almost stopped. Now you are on top of the world. When you have a child, your life changes completely, He continues. They change your world forever. Thank you my son, I am really proud of you. »

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On the other hand, don't count on the new rally benchmark to shed tears! “ How nice, he reacted when seeing his father's video. It's hard not to get emotional watching the video. He contributed greatly to my career. The work has always been simple and easy for us. We always had fun when we went driving when I was little.

My mother also greatly helped my career. Parental support plays a big role, and both my parents did well in this area. »