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ROVANPERA COMES OF AGE WITH DOMINATION ON RALLY ESTONIA FOR MAIDEN VICTORY

When Kalle Rovanpera reached the top of the World championship summit following his second-place finish onArctic Rally Finland in February, he became the youngest driver in history to occupy such a lofty tenure in the WRC standings.

Last Sunday, the 20-year-old achieved another notable milestone when he won Rally Estonia for his first triumph at world level and a fifth consecutive victory for Toyota.

In doing so, the Finn broke his team boss Jari-Matti Latvala’s record as the youngest WRC winner (). He also scored Finland’s 180th win in the championship to end a winless run for

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