Kalle Rovanpera is keeping his emotions in check as he inches closer to becoming the youngest champion in WRC's history. RallyNZ
The 22-year-old has the potential to become the WRC’s youngest ever world champion come Sunday at rally New Zealand, eclipsing the record set by the late Colin McRae in 1995, then aged 27.The prospect of winning the championship has increased after a dominant performance from the Finn to surge from fourth into a 29-second rally lead over teammate Sebastien Ogier, with Tanak a distant third 46.4s adrift.
With four stages remaining on Sunday, Rovanpera could seal the championship, if positions remain unchanged, by setting the third-fastest time on the rally ending powerstage. Asked if he truthfully is this calm inside, he added: “At least so far it has been like this. For sure, tomorrow when you are closer to the moment it is not so calm anymore. At the moment I do not need to stress.”Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool
“I always seem to enjoy the tricky weather and of course our car is also quite enjoyable in those conditions. I think if it had been fully dry we wouldn’t have had such a good pace to attack.
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