Safari Rally: Kalle Rovanperä quiet leader

While almost every driver had something to write down in the “incidents” column at the end of Saturday, Kalle Rovanperä was the only one to give a perfect copy.

Although he experienced some minor heatwaves, the double world champion always got out of bad situations and got through all the problems. The Finn could have a smile on Saturday evening. “ I walked around the stones, he laughed when answering the question of what his secret was to achieve such a performance. However, it was not easy. It's often stressful. The Safari is perhaps the kind of rally where we have fun being consistent without there being a big fight. It was our plan to avoid the pitfalls. We succeeded. I really got apprehensive this afternoon when I saw the sky above Sleeping Warrior. If it had rained, the story might not have been the same. Tomorrow we will see what our strategy will be. I think we must above all seek to finish the job. We don't need Sunday points, so I'll let Elfyn and Taka take care of that! »

The leader may also have to target those in the Power Stage in order to deprive the drivers of this Hyundai. In any case, this is what Jari-Matti Latvala hopes for, for whom Kalle's major asset in this event was his ability to read the state of the road. “ He knew how to attack where he needed to, affirmed the boss of the TGR, but also calm things down when there were too many risks. » There are still 6 special stages and 74,38 km timed before Toyota does not win his 4^e Safari straight away.