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Rovanpera even hungrier for third WRC title after Central Europe win

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Rovanpera even hungrier for third WRC title after Central Europe win

Kalle Rovanpera says victory at the Central European Rally has made him even hungrier to leave the World Rally Championship at the end of the season with a third world title.

Rovanpera headed into the 18-stage asphalt rally knowing a strong result was required to keep his title hopes alive after falling 21 points behind adrift of the championship lead.

That gap has been reduced to 13 points with only rounds in Japan and Saudi Arabia remaining after he and co-driver Jonne Halttunen scored a dominant third victory of the season, claiming 31 points in the process.

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Rovanpera took the win by 43.7s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, who has now regained the championship lead from Sebastien Ogier, who suffered his first setback of the season crashing out of a fight for the lead with Rovanpera in stage 10.

Ogier battled back on Sunday to leave with the maximum 10 Super Sunday points to sit tied with Rovanpera in third in the championship standings.

“For sure [we are super hungry], when you get closer and closer you get hungrier for the title,” Rovanpera told Autosport.

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Rovanpera’s victory arrived a little more than week on from the news that this season will be his last on the WRC for the foreseeable future after announcing plans to switch to single-seater racing in Super Formula next year.

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“We really had the plan to go for the win and there is not much to lose to be honest for us. We can just go fighting until the end whatever happens, so we will continue to do the same and see how Japan will be,” he added.

“It feels like we have really been rallying. This is one of those events where it is a long week, quite a tough one, not easy stages and obviously a big fight with Seb.

“After he dropped out it got a bit easier. How the Sunday points system is you really need to drive until the end. I think without any crazy risks we did a pretty good job on Sunday, got good points, and a really important win for the championship.”

Rovanpera has encountered several struggles this season largely connected to the introduction of new Hankook control tyres. However, having taken wins in the Canary Islands, Finland and now Central Europe – the same tally as his 2023 title-winning season – co-driver Halttunen believes Rovanpera is close to his best.

“I would still say we are not at the same form as we were with the previous tyre brand, but we are getting quite close,” Halttunen told Autosport.

“Now it is fun. At the start of the season it wasn’t so nice because we were coming to events trying to do our best, but still the pace wasn’t there. Now the set up and the driving style is more optimised for the car, it is getting better.”

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