How's that possible that you guys making a better content than an official WRC channel. That's what is nuts! Rovanperä is outlandishly talented, no doubt about that.
@@RedBullRally I do think that if schedule allowed it to, I do picture him doing a full season in Formula Drift or the D1GP, and doing well enough to make even the current champions up their game. He's that good
He also went to Latvia at the age of 15 to drive open series, Latvia is the only place where you can rally underage without licence. He eventually won the whole Latvian national series and with that became first 16 year old to win any major rally series. In 2019 he won with Janne WRC 2 championship
Magic man was the last as a young rally fan from Jamaica 🇯🇲 rewatching the highlights from 2002 with his Dad am glad Harri teach and train Kalle to become a World Champion 🍾🙏🏼
Many people think, he doesn't want to drive serious rally for 10 more years. He has said, he doesn't care about statistics or making new records. But he wants to win Finland's rally. Before that he doesn't quit.
A lot of similarities between Rovanperä and Verstappen, Red Bull please make a face-off between this 2 happen: imagine a series of races karting, rallying and maybe one in touring cars best 2 out of 3 wins!
We know how good Rovanperä is, we don't know hiw good Verstappen is. Rovanperä drives same car, and same conditions, like 3-4 other Toyota drivers, in a series, where anyone of the 5-6 fastest can win an event. On the other hand, Verstappen is driving what's clearly a superior car, and only has one team mate, we don't know how good really is.
Take the glory back to Finland! And btw he is already a legend. Youngest WRC champ, youngest double champ and the list will keep expanding. Fly our flag high🇫🇮 PERKELE
Kalle is one of the the best drifting drivers today. It is unelievable what he can do with cars. Ofcourse rally is the hardest car motorsport and he make seems like a hobby.
Well yes but i dont think he will want to stay on one sport especially because rally has only 3 car manifacturers at top level but who knows really maybe he will be still winning stages in 15 years
Maybe but he doesnt want to stay dat long doing just this...he gonna do something else...already rally legend...earned enough to just enjoy...so he can choose what to do
I'm not so sure. To achieve Loeb's dominance your domination level has to be unparalleled. In his first full season he came within 1 point of a world title, beating legendary teammates Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. Yeah, it could be argued that he had an advantage since he had more experience with the Xsara WRC, but McRae and Sainz were notorious for adapting quickly to new cars. Kalle's first season wasn't trash, but he was no where near Evans and Ogier in the first season. Loeb then went on to win three titles back to back, the first one with 2 rounds to spare, the second one with a margin of *56* points (back when it was the 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system), the third one where he missed the final four rounds due to a mountain biking accident. Kalle has done pretty well, but this season wasn't as good as his last one. He only won three rallies, which isn't exactly total domination like Loeb did. The next test Loeb had to pass was a tough title fight. After his debut season (which he can be forgiven for not winning. Lewis Hamilton didn't win his first season either but still came within a point), Loeb had three major title fights. 2007, 2009 and 2011. In these seasons it was clear Loeb was being pushed to his breaking point. He had accidents, but was clearly unrattled, and there eventually came a point where his rival had a bigger accident. Gronholm slipped in Ireland in 2007, Hirvonen had the bonnet come loose in Wales in 2009 and Ogier had the mechanical failure in Spain and Hirvonen crashed in Wales in 2011. People have said Evans is Kalle's title rival but there was no way without a massive stroke of luck Evans would have won the title this year. At the minute, if Tanak joined Toyota or if Ogier returned for another full time season, I think Kalle would be beaten. If Kalle want's to be considered the GOAT, he has to pass all of these challenges.
@@matiaskari8121 He has age on his side, but despite him being younger than Loeb he proabably has the same experience as Loeb did when he won his first title, due to the fact he started driving at 8 years old.
@@rodrigopinho34rally71 Even now, the driver matters most in rally. It is the complete opposite of F1. Ogier jumped from car to car and won championships, even with M-Sport who gets the bare minimum from Ford. Kalle has the potential to do the same.
@@BlueSkyCrystals I'm not so sure. There has been times in WRC history when a prolific driver made a move and it went pear shaped, like when McRae moved to Citroen. Ogier before the Volkswagen era had driven for Citroen before, so he had experience of working in a different environment, meaning he could switch to M-Sport easier. I don't think M-Sport are that bad, they just don't have the money to get a good driver at the minute (when Tanak leaves they will become the Williams of WRC). Rovanpera has been with Toyota for his entire career, and they do have the best car. Yeah it's possible for other teams to win unlike in F1, but Toyota have the overall best package.
@@potatogirlcultist19 I agree a little, but the driving skill is the main reason Ogier could win titles in any car, the exception being Citroen who wasted his return after barely developing the car at all for years (Meeke had complained about the rear stability and constant bottoming out for years. When Loeb returned, he had the same complaints. When Ogier returned, he also had the same complaints and finally called Citroen out publicly for not responding to these issues before deciding to leave). Also I did not mean to sound like I think lowly of M-Sport. I love the team and I was so happy for Malcolm Wilson when Ogier and Ingrassia delivered two drivers’ titles, but they do not have the resources the other teams do because Ford gives them the bare minimum. They still deliver very good cars regardless, which speaks to how good the team itself is. Back on topic, I think Kalle has the potential to be great enough to jump from team to team and win. He may not be there yet but he can definitely get there. Time is on his side.
@@BlueSkyCrystals ogier jumped to the best cars, ford was best car when he was there, same with volkswagen and toyota, when the car was bad he couldnt win anything
When you live your childhood almoust like neighbour of 4 time champion and under 50 km from next 4 time champion it's possible rallying is in the air...
Kalle Rovanpera, the best of all, yes. F1, give him a chance to drive formula-1, if he wants he Will Be The BEST EVER 👍🤗🌞😘 THE DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION 😘👍🗺️CONGRATULATIONS KALLE💐
You have to remember alsoe co driver Jonne Halttunen!!! Kalle and Jonne are team! Kalle on kuski, mut ralliautossa on kaksi tyyppiä. Ja ilman kartturia, joka pystyy kertoon ajoa eteenpäin tolla tasolla ei tule mitään. Kalle on kova kuski! Mut kyllä Kalle tarvii viereen kovan kartturin! Joka pystyy oleen mukana nuotissa. Ja se nuotti on tärkeä.
I see that he is quitting in wrc way before getting close to Ogier and Loeb championship numbers. Not that he ain't got the talent, my guess is that he just wants to do other things at some point in his life. He has zero to prove anymore. He is a legend.
He still has to win an intense championship battle, like Ogier had to against Tanak, Neuville and Evans or Makinen had to do with McRae and Sainz. He still has to win a championship with another team (something that Max Verstappen could also do). He hasn't won his home rally yet or Monte-Carlo. There are still many more chapters in Kalle's career that are yet to be written.
There are certain similarities between the two phenomenal, young, dominating racing drivers on the two most important motor racing categpries today; Kalle Rovanpera, and Max Verstappen. Both were amazingly precocious, and both were intensely tutored by their respective fathers from a very (very) young age, and both their parents, who raced in the same categories as they do now, were not nearly as successful as they are now.
All great drivers starts at the age of 7-8 years. Verstappen is not special, in that regard. Kalle is, because he raced rally cars at that age, not go-cards.
Good driving skills with superb mental skills: ability to make really accurate notes with Jonne during recce and ability to cope with stress and pressure.
Kalle varmaan jo syntyessään tiesi, mitä kipu ja liukkaus on. Siitä lähti tulevan rallipolkujen kuninkaan työn kuva kehdosta maisemaan. Ja nyt Kalle ja auto elävät elämäänsä.
@@rodrigopinho34rally71 how about evan, same car with kale , and the result ?? Even kale has good car like you said , without consistancy, kale will not be wc 2 time , rally is unpredictable sport cos the track
@@henkkaaazzz neuville had more podiums than kalle, and would ve been on every podium every rally if he didnt have technical issues, kalle just won more
The funny thing is despite Kalle quite literally having been "cultivated" in a rally lab from childhood, Seb Ogier is still hands down the best rally driver in the world, and if he actually competed for the Championship this year, he would likely have won it handily. There's a difference between Kalle competing with the likes of Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville, who are still burdened by never having won a World Championship; and going up against the Champ, an eight times world champion who has arguably the best rally-craft of all time and who is even perhaps the most intelligent and resilient motorsport professional we've ever seen. That's pressure Kalle is not used to, and he would very likely have buckled - and who's to blame him; he's only 23. Experience is not something that can be simulated. Last year Kalle had an advantage in that he didn't have 5 years worth of habit to unlearn when adjusting to the new era Rally1 cars. He only competed with the WRC+ cars for 2 years, and was relatively underwhelming in them (only 2 victories in two years) as he was the one who had to adapt. With the Rally1 hard reset of 2022, Kalle could bring his Rally2 experience from only two years past and adapt to the Rally1 cars easier, because the Rally1 cars are effectively Rally2+ cars. (I know for instance that Elfyn Evans had a nightmare of a time adapting to the Rally1 cars in 2022, but this year he's been right back on the pace.) This year Kalle had less of an advantage with almost everyone having adapted fully to the more rudimentary Rally1 cars compared to the aero and ultra high tech monsters that were the previous era's WRC+ cars, and wouldn't you know, he won far less and dominated less than in 2022. I hope this bodes well for a competitive 2024 season that will feature multiple drivers competing for the title. Kalle is a phenomenon for sure, and with time he might even eclipse the likes of Loeb and Ogier, but the latter is still the best rally driver in the world, and the best we might ever see for focus, resilience, adaptability and all around driving ability. If Seb actually decided to compete in the Championship again, oh boy, what a fight that would be with Kalle. Then we'd see what he's actually made of.
Evans is a far as mid a driver can be, the best second option you can have, but not a driver to win a championship, Think of him like Sergio Perez, Neuville fought Ogier all his career on a Bad Hyundai for most of his career, and always came second, even though Ogier had an amazingly better car. I think Ogier is the greatest still, and Neuville even though he hasnt won a rally title, he just hasnt had that luck, that Kalle has had. Lots of Mechanical issues or Punctures, while kalle wins off of those unluckyness of Thierry and Ott Tanak. Put them on the same car, and we both know who will win. Ogier if he doesnt have bad luck, always destroys Kalle.
@@rodrigopinho34rally71 Evans isn't mid; you don't win two Finnish rallies - beating two fast rally experts in Kalle and Ott flat out - by being mid. I think he has a mental block of some kind, otherwise on ability alone he's a potential world champion. He just has to put it all together. I feel he has too much self-doubt; he doesn't have the almost stupid self-belief that Kalle and Ott have. He's almost too sensible. Neuville unfortunately commits too many unforced errors when there's almost no pressure on him. In 2022 he threw away Rally Belgium when he was comfortably ahead, and this year the same thing happened in Croatia - 25+ points lost on the surface that's supposed to be his biggest strength. He's also unlucky, of course; but somehow misfortune that's rally-ending for him usually isn't rally-ending for someone like Ogier. The latter has consistently bounced back from what should have been rally-ending mishaps to score strong points. Thierry also has a mental block of sorts, in that he believes certain rallies don't suit him; but this year he scored back to back outstanding second places in Estonia and Finland, when those are supposed to be his least favourite events. The excuse of the Hyundai being a bad car doesn't hold water. They're a factory team with an immense budget that won the Constructor's Championship in 2019 in 2020, yet Ogier won the championships in 2017 and 18 in a second string M-Sport; and finished only 10 points behind Neuville in 2019 after he had been Ott Tanak's main rival for most of the season, all while he was in by far the worst car in the field, the Citroen C3. I truly, truly hope that Neuville puts all of his experience into winning the 2024 championship, because he's an electrifying driver when he's comfortable and in his element. Unfortunately it appears he has to be in his element more often than not to mount a sustained championship challenge, which is just not the way rally works. He also HAS TO eliminate his habit of throwing everything away when the win is there for the taking. Ogier and Kalle are absolutely ruthless when they know a win is in sight.
@@petertromp8786 Yeah I agree with the Evans statement. He is just as good as Ogier, Kalle etc., but whenever he has been in a position to win a World Championship he has crashed. I think Hyundai getting Tanak was a mistake, because it ruins the team dynamic. There is no #1 driver anymore, which is an avantage they had over Toyota. They will probably win manufacturers again next year, but just like in 2020 and 2022 they will lose dirvers title because neither Tanak or Neuville is going to yield.
F1 fans disagree with that and I'm really sure you will say the same if Rovanperä is dominating the championship like Verstappen in F1 or Loeb and Ogier.
Nah I think their livery is cool and it fits in with the other GR Racing teams in other sports. I think Hyundai should spice up their livery a bit. There is already a blue car with M-Sport. They should throw the i20 in the bin and build a new Kia XCee'd Rally1 car so we can have a silver and red car on the stages!
He will never be as good in any other motorsport as he is in rallying ... for sure he s already among the goats, not because of figures, but because figures are just the consequences of his very efficient driving style added to the sisu mindset
@@RedBullRally i meant the drifter is a top driver, for fun, but the rally driver is an artist and for me among top 3 of all time ... imo he is definitely more incredible as a rally driver than a drifter
in the making? he could quit today and be in the legends list forever already. if he sticks around he'll be up there with loeb, maybe surpass him in every way.
In the making? The boy *IS* a legend, his balls barely have a peach fuzz on them and he's already got half of Juha's and Tommi's championships. Obviously the competition is nonexistent when compared to his predecessors and the sport as a whole has become a redundant circle jerk, it is still clear as day that Kalle is by far the most talented wheelman currently in motorsports.
Well, he is already called the best driver in WRC right now, even with names like Tanak, Neuville and Ogier, who in the same car would destroy him, i think thats some kind of recognition, being already a worldclass talent without beating anyone for a championship 2 years in a row. He´s also known in the motorsport world, because of his drifting
@@rodrigopinho34rally71Ogier does drive same car 😅😂. And he was 2minutes faster than ogier in central europe rally even tho he didn't even try to be fast after Evans was out
Uninspiring champion. When you win by sitting back and watch the opposition make mistakes ( all the while having the best team and car in your hands) it's understandable why he doesn't want number 1 on he's door and sticks to 69. Hardly a legend when all you do is drive cautiously and don't fight anybody to win 2 titles, just stay out of any trouble and that's it, you're champion! And then everybody wonders why WRC is going down.
And you stay high on your empty horse. If he is a legend what do you call the likes of Makinen, McRae, Loeb, Ogier, Sainz? Tanak did way more driving this season, Evans pushed his limits, Ogier leading the championship even though he didn't do the rallies.
If it's legal by the rules and you keep winning with minimal opposition, it's a superior strategy. It's smart. Only a thoughtless cowboy would change a winning strategy for a dramatic narrative.
Describe Kalle with one word 👇
Amazing
Prodigy
unique
sisu
Rattimies
How's that possible that you guys making a better content than an official WRC channel. That's what is nuts! Rovanperä is outlandishly talented, no doubt about that.
Knowing and adapting to what the audience wants to see ;-)
@@philippreiff2865 I remember watching a similar one a year ago on this channel... and probably 2 years ago also a video of the rally world champion
Finland is back on top!!! 💪🏻
Thank god, its been a while.
@@JrgsGrg really? it's only been less than a year since Finland was at the top in the rally🤔
@@Huckfinn37Took 20y before that
always has been
What sets Kalle apart, is his ability to drive on wet surfaces. He's racing in the rain, like it's just another sunday drive.
He makes it look easy, that's true. His skill on the drift circuit is testament to this
Just wet gravel, wet tarmac was just lucky to open the road. But in muddy gravel, i dont think theres a rally driver in the planet with his skillset
Reminds me of young max wet condition skills
@@RedBullRally I do think that if schedule allowed it to, I do picture him doing a full season in Formula Drift or the D1GP, and doing well enough to make even the current champions up their game. He's that good
Yuh, for sure it's the drifting skill.
He also went to Latvia at the age of 15 to drive open series, Latvia is the only place where you can rally underage without licence. He eventually won the whole Latvian national series and with that became first 16 year old to win any major rally series. In 2019 he won with Janne WRC 2 championship
Magic man was the last as a young rally fan from Jamaica 🇯🇲 rewatching the highlights from 2002 with his Dad am glad Harri teach and train Kalle to become a World Champion 🍾🙏🏼
Many people think, he doesn't want to drive serious rally for 10 more years. He has said, he doesn't care about statistics or making new records. But he wants to win Finland's rally. Before that he doesn't quit.
A lot of similarities between Rovanperä and Verstappen, Red Bull please make a face-off between this 2 happen: imagine a series of races karting, rallying and maybe one in touring cars best 2 out of 3 wins!
He would make Verstappen look shit. No point lol
We know how good Rovanperä is, we don't know hiw good Verstappen is.
Rovanperä drives same car, and same conditions, like 3-4 other Toyota drivers, in a series, where anyone of the 5-6 fastest can win an event.
On the other hand, Verstappen is driving what's clearly a superior car, and only has one team mate, we don't know how good really is.
@@akyhneagree. Both are amazing stars🙏
Kalle is the man all the way up Cape Town South Africa
For years to come he will be the one being chased for the crown. A crown now 2x well earned. King Kalle!!
Huge Cheers.. a young legend!!
So many perfect races for Kalle, but for me it has to be Kenya last year, in the mud doing his famous mud drifting.. Bro was flying
"Quaranteed, he is already thinking about number three WDC" Aged like milk. 😄
The picture of a donut in the pacenotes 🤣🤣 This kid is already a legend
Legend!
rovanperä is the max verstappen of wrc. raised by a driver to be a driver
incredibly talented driver! Looking forward to see what's coming up next!
one of my fave drivers ever
In the making? Honestly he already is one.
He needs to be able to beat Löeb, more than occasionally.
Take the glory back to Finland! And btw he is already a legend. Youngest WRC champ, youngest double champ and the list will keep expanding. Fly our flag high🇫🇮 PERKELE
Kalle is one of the the best drifting drivers today. It is unelievable what he can do with cars. Ofcourse rally is the hardest car motorsport and he make seems like a hobby.
yeah, in Finland you have to be a skilled driver to survive, no wonder why rovanpera and kimi are nuts at driving 😅🤣
I really think Kalle can break Loeb´s record titles!
Well yes but i dont think he will want to stay on one sport especially because rally has only 3 car manifacturers at top level but who knows really maybe he will be still winning stages in 15 years
Maybe but he doesnt want to stay dat long doing just this...he gonna do something else...already rally legend...earned enough to just enjoy...so he can choose what to do
I'm not so sure. To achieve Loeb's dominance your domination level has to be unparalleled. In his first full season he came within 1 point of a world title, beating legendary teammates Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. Yeah, it could be argued that he had an advantage since he had more experience with the Xsara WRC, but McRae and Sainz were notorious for adapting quickly to new cars. Kalle's first season wasn't trash, but he was no where near Evans and Ogier in the first season. Loeb then went on to win three titles back to back, the first one with 2 rounds to spare, the second one with a margin of *56* points (back when it was the 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 system), the third one where he missed the final four rounds due to a mountain biking accident. Kalle has done pretty well, but this season wasn't as good as his last one. He only won three rallies, which isn't exactly total domination like Loeb did. The next test Loeb had to pass was a tough title fight. After his debut season (which he can be forgiven for not winning. Lewis Hamilton didn't win his first season either but still came within a point), Loeb had three major title fights. 2007, 2009 and 2011. In these seasons it was clear Loeb was being pushed to his breaking point. He had accidents, but was clearly unrattled, and there eventually came a point where his rival had a bigger accident. Gronholm slipped in Ireland in 2007, Hirvonen had the bonnet come loose in Wales in 2009 and Ogier had the mechanical failure in Spain and Hirvonen crashed in Wales in 2011. People have said Evans is Kalle's title rival but there was no way without a massive stroke of luck Evans would have won the title this year. At the minute, if Tanak joined Toyota or if Ogier returned for another full time season, I think Kalle would be beaten. If Kalle want's to be considered the GOAT, he has to pass all of these challenges.
@@potatogirlcultist19Kalle is about 10 years younger than Loeb when he started dominating...
@@matiaskari8121 He has age on his side, but despite him being younger than Loeb he proabably has the same experience as Loeb did when he won his first title, due to the fact he started driving at 8 years old.
Best of the best for sure no questions 😎
the max verstappen of rally
Rovanpera hasn't rivals now. He will be the champion for next 10 years.
he does, they just dont have the car to beat him, just like verstappen in f1,
@@rodrigopinho34rally71 Even now, the driver matters most in rally. It is the complete opposite of F1. Ogier jumped from car to car and won championships, even with M-Sport who gets the bare minimum from Ford. Kalle has the potential to do the same.
@@BlueSkyCrystals I'm not so sure. There has been times in WRC history when a prolific driver made a move and it went pear shaped, like when McRae moved to Citroen. Ogier before the Volkswagen era had driven for Citroen before, so he had experience of working in a different environment, meaning he could switch to M-Sport easier. I don't think M-Sport are that bad, they just don't have the money to get a good driver at the minute (when Tanak leaves they will become the Williams of WRC). Rovanpera has been with Toyota for his entire career, and they do have the best car. Yeah it's possible for other teams to win unlike in F1, but Toyota have the overall best package.
@@potatogirlcultist19 I agree a little, but the driving skill is the main reason Ogier could win titles in any car, the exception being Citroen who wasted his return after barely developing the car at all for years (Meeke had complained about the rear stability and constant bottoming out for years. When Loeb returned, he had the same complaints. When Ogier returned, he also had the same complaints and finally called Citroen out publicly for not responding to these issues before deciding to leave). Also I did not mean to sound like I think lowly of M-Sport. I love the team and I was so happy for Malcolm Wilson when Ogier and Ingrassia delivered two drivers’ titles, but they do not have the resources the other teams do because Ford gives them the bare minimum. They still deliver very good cars regardless, which speaks to how good the team itself is. Back on topic, I think Kalle has the potential to be great enough to jump from team to team and win. He may not be there yet but he can definitely get there. Time is on his side.
@@BlueSkyCrystals ogier jumped to the best cars, ford was best car when he was there, same with volkswagen and toyota, when the car was bad he couldnt win anything
When you live your childhood almoust like neighbour of 4 time champion and under 50 km from next 4 time champion it's possible rallying is in the air...
Rovanperä making it count.
Wow .... just amazing.
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Consistency scares his rivals..
And power stage mastery
Champion
Aged well.
It’s been 20 years the Finn’s are back
Kalle is amazing
We couldn't agree more. He's a generational talent behind the wheel.
@@RedBullRally love ❤️
Born to rally 😁👏👏👏
Wrc, drifting and now Porsche cup… what next? F1? I think he would win there too..
King Kalle 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Just go "Full Send" Kalle & Jonne, and you've broken several new records, even Loebs & Ogiers 😎👍
seeing this after he announced a 2024 half season :(
The best 🎉
ciao hi well done to both word rally champions
Kalle Rovanpera, the best of all, yes. F1, give him a chance to drive formula-1, if he wants he Will Be The BEST EVER 👍🤗🌞😘 THE DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION 😘👍🗺️CONGRATULATIONS KALLE💐
Even triple if he wants to race in WEC one day.
F1 is completly different to Rally
Bravo kalle ben fatto
Калле, поздравляю✌️
Постарайся переигратьТомми, у тебя есть всё для того, чтобы стать финской легендой⭐
La leggenda di Kalle Rovampera è del suo copilota coppia super🎉🎉🎉😮
nice
You have to remember alsoe co driver Jonne Halttunen!!! Kalle and Jonne are team! Kalle on kuski, mut ralliautossa on kaksi tyyppiä. Ja ilman kartturia, joka pystyy kertoon ajoa eteenpäin tolla tasolla ei tule mitään. Kalle on kova kuski! Mut kyllä Kalle tarvii viereen kovan kartturin! Joka pystyy oleen mukana nuotissa. Ja se nuotti on tärkeä.
The dynasty has just began.
I see that he is quitting in wrc way before getting close to Ogier and Loeb championship numbers. Not that he ain't got the talent, my guess is that he just wants to do other things at some point in his life. He has zero to prove anymore. He is a legend.
He still has to win an intense championship battle, like Ogier had to against Tanak, Neuville and Evans or Makinen had to do with McRae and Sainz. He still has to win a championship with another team (something that Max Verstappen could also do). He hasn't won his home rally yet or Monte-Carlo. There are still many more chapters in Kalle's career that are yet to be written.
@@potatogirlcultist19Verstappen is in a superior car. He hasn't proven much, to this point, other than being faster, than his team mate.
There are certain similarities between the two phenomenal, young, dominating racing drivers on the two most important motor racing categpries today; Kalle Rovanpera, and Max Verstappen. Both were amazingly precocious, and both were intensely tutored by their respective fathers from a very (very) young age, and both their parents, who raced in the same categories as they do now, were not nearly as successful as they are now.
All great drivers starts at the age of 7-8 years. Verstappen is not special, in that regard. Kalle is, because he raced rally cars at that age, not go-cards.
@@akyhne James Hunt, F1 WDC in 1976, didn't even visit a race until he was 18 yrs. old.
We only need one reason. He is the goat.
You’re nuts 😂
the youngest rally world champion and the youngest double champion
Rewriting the record books!
Previous youngest douple champion was Juha Kankkunen. He was 28 when he won second champion in row.
🖤💙 KR69 😎🤘🏻
What is it that *you* think makes Kalle so good?
Good driving skills with superb mental skills: ability to make really accurate notes with Jonne during recce and ability to cope with stress and pressure.
Kalle varmaan jo syntyessään tiesi, mitä kipu ja liukkaus on. Siitä lähti tulevan rallipolkujen kuninkaan työn kuva kehdosta maisemaan. Ja nyt Kalle ja auto elävät elämäänsä.
Flying Finn kuski!
The kid is so good at winning that he actually got bored and decided to watch somebody else win 😮
No 1 reason: he fast
Best
👍👍👍👍👍
Rally Finland 2024 winner is Kalle Rovanperä just confirmed
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This kid has beaten Mcrae's record already, just a question of time that he goes on to beat Loeb's. 2 down 7 to go!!
I would sh$t myself if I were sitting in the passenger seat.
there's no finnish rally legend without Simo's ääs
The mullet is worthy of ten world titles alone 😂
Kalle is consistentcy pilot
wasnt the most consistent of the year, just had the better car and less reliability issues
@@rodrigopinho34rally71please tell who was more consistant than the driver who won WC with 3 wins and only 1 retiring
@@rodrigopinho34rally71 how about evan, same car with kale , and the result ?? Even kale has good car like you said , without consistancy, kale will not be wc 2 time , rally is unpredictable sport cos the track
@@feliciafelix7386 evans is mid, evans is like meeke wins some here and there but thats it
@@henkkaaazzz neuville had more podiums than kalle, and would ve been on every podium every rally if he didnt have technical issues, kalle just won more
The funny thing is despite Kalle quite literally having been "cultivated" in a rally lab from childhood, Seb Ogier is still hands down the best rally driver in the world, and if he actually competed for the Championship this year, he would likely have won it handily.
There's a difference between Kalle competing with the likes of Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville, who are still burdened by never having won a World Championship; and going up against the Champ, an eight times world champion who has arguably the best rally-craft of all time and who is even perhaps the most intelligent and resilient motorsport professional we've ever seen. That's pressure Kalle is not used to, and he would very likely have buckled - and who's to blame him; he's only 23. Experience is not something that can be simulated.
Last year Kalle had an advantage in that he didn't have 5 years worth of habit to unlearn when adjusting to the new era Rally1 cars. He only competed with the WRC+ cars for 2 years, and was relatively underwhelming in them (only 2 victories in two years) as he was the one who had to adapt. With the Rally1 hard reset of 2022, Kalle could bring his Rally2 experience from only two years past and adapt to the Rally1 cars easier, because the Rally1 cars are effectively Rally2+ cars. (I know for instance that Elfyn Evans had a nightmare of a time adapting to the Rally1 cars in 2022, but this year he's been right back on the pace.) This year Kalle had less of an advantage with almost everyone having adapted fully to the more rudimentary Rally1 cars compared to the aero and ultra high tech monsters that were the previous era's WRC+ cars, and wouldn't you know, he won far less and dominated less than in 2022. I hope this bodes well for a competitive 2024 season that will feature multiple drivers competing for the title.
Kalle is a phenomenon for sure, and with time he might even eclipse the likes of Loeb and Ogier, but the latter is still the best rally driver in the world, and the best we might ever see for focus, resilience, adaptability and all around driving ability. If Seb actually decided to compete in the Championship again, oh boy, what a fight that would be with Kalle. Then we'd see what he's actually made of.
Yeah he is so amazing he lost 1 minute on the second stage in the same car.
@@WaRk1ll3r111 Seb was sick, and Kalle opened the road in the wet, which is a major advantage. Next!
Evans is a far as mid a driver can be, the best second option you can have, but not a driver to win a championship, Think of him like Sergio Perez, Neuville fought Ogier all his career on a Bad Hyundai for most of his career, and always came second, even though Ogier had an amazingly better car. I think Ogier is the greatest still, and Neuville even though he hasnt won a rally title, he just hasnt had that luck, that Kalle has had. Lots of Mechanical issues or Punctures, while kalle wins off of those unluckyness of Thierry and Ott Tanak. Put them on the same car, and we both know who will win. Ogier if he doesnt have bad luck, always destroys Kalle.
@@rodrigopinho34rally71 Evans isn't mid; you don't win two Finnish rallies - beating two fast rally experts in Kalle and Ott flat out - by being mid. I think he has a mental block of some kind, otherwise on ability alone he's a potential world champion. He just has to put it all together. I feel he has too much self-doubt; he doesn't have the almost stupid self-belief that Kalle and Ott have. He's almost too sensible.
Neuville unfortunately commits too many unforced errors when there's almost no pressure on him. In 2022 he threw away Rally Belgium when he was comfortably ahead, and this year the same thing happened in Croatia - 25+ points lost on the surface that's supposed to be his biggest strength. He's also unlucky, of course; but somehow misfortune that's rally-ending for him usually isn't rally-ending for someone like Ogier. The latter has consistently bounced back from what should have been rally-ending mishaps to score strong points. Thierry also has a mental block of sorts, in that he believes certain rallies don't suit him; but this year he scored back to back outstanding second places in Estonia and Finland, when those are supposed to be his least favourite events.
The excuse of the Hyundai being a bad car doesn't hold water. They're a factory team with an immense budget that won the Constructor's Championship in 2019 in 2020, yet Ogier won the championships in 2017 and 18 in a second string M-Sport; and finished only 10 points behind Neuville in 2019 after he had been Ott Tanak's main rival for most of the season, all while he was in by far the worst car in the field, the Citroen C3.
I truly, truly hope that Neuville puts all of his experience into winning the 2024 championship, because he's an electrifying driver when he's comfortable and in his element. Unfortunately it appears he has to be in his element more often than not to mount a sustained championship challenge, which is just not the way rally works. He also HAS TO eliminate his habit of throwing everything away when the win is there for the taking. Ogier and Kalle are absolutely ruthless when they know a win is in sight.
@@petertromp8786 Yeah I agree with the Evans statement. He is just as good as Ogier, Kalle etc., but whenever he has been in a position to win a World Championship he has crashed.
I think Hyundai getting Tanak was a mistake, because it ruins the team dynamic. There is no #1 driver anymore, which is an avantage they had over Toyota. They will probably win manufacturers again next year, but just like in 2020 and 2022 they will lose dirvers title because neither Tanak or Neuville is going to yield.
Vetomies
the guy was literally FORGED to be driving rally. crazy
This didnt age too well
Just glad Rovanpera is reviving WRC. Just like how Max revived F1.
FUCK Ogier and Loeb, they killed what was once a great motorsports.
F1 fans disagree with that and I'm really sure you will say the same if Rovanperä is dominating the championship like Verstappen in F1 or Loeb and Ogier.
Imagine Kalle in F1...
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In the making? He’s already a legend & he’s still got acne. 😆
Petition for Toyota, to bring a new livery next year
Nah I think their livery is cool and it fits in with the other GR Racing teams in other sports. I think Hyundai should spice up their livery a bit. There is already a blue car with M-Sport. They should throw the i20 in the bin and build a new Kia XCee'd Rally1 car so we can have a silver and red car on the stages!
He's finnish, nuff said
He will never be as good in any other motorsport as he is in rallying ... for sure he s already among the goats, not because of figures, but because figures are just the consequences of his very efficient driving style added to the sisu mindset
He qualified #1 at the Drift Masters European Championship final in Poland recently, so he is definitely as good a drifter as he is a rally driver.
@@RedBullRally i meant the drifter is a top driver, for fun, but the rally driver is an artist and for me among top 3 of all time ... imo he is definitely more incredible as a rally driver than a drifter
@@RedBullRally Drifting isn't really a motorsport, more of a stunt driving competition. Not to undermine it, but there is no timed aspect to it.
😂😂😂😎👌😎😂😂😂
in the making?
he could quit today and be in the legends list forever already.
if he sticks around he'll be up there with loeb, maybe surpass him in every way.
0:53 Hmm... Juha Kankkunen beat his father on icetrack when he was 9 yo.
In the making? The boy *IS* a legend, his balls barely have a peach fuzz on them and he's already got half of Juha's and Tommi's championships.
Obviously the competition is nonexistent when compared to his predecessors and the sport as a whole has become a redundant circle jerk, it is still clear as day that Kalle is by far the most talented wheelman currently in motorsports.
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Vocal (or narration) track is set too low.
The challenge i would like him to do is to drive for Msport
He is so light. Maybe 60 kg and with go driver they might be 70 kg lighter than others 😂
Only for his generation. Loeb is and will still be the 🐐
Kalle not Calley
1000 off Best ohne geld😆🤙😋
No one got the driving licens before they can drive🤦♂
Just wait for Solberg to have a good drive, and they both will be fighting each other race by race
That would be amazing.
Wait what, Rovanperä is not a legend yet?
Has Finland gone too far? Did we create a Monster? :D
And doesn't get the recognition he deserves; all because the WRC is in a poor state......Years ago it would have made far more news.....
Well, he is already called the best driver in WRC right now, even with names like Tanak, Neuville and Ogier, who in the same car would destroy him, i think thats some kind of recognition, being already a worldclass talent without beating anyone for a championship 2 years in a row. He´s also known in the motorsport world, because of his drifting
@@rodrigopinho34rally71Ogier does drive same car 😅😂. And he was 2minutes faster than ogier in central europe rally even tho he didn't even try to be fast after Evans was out
@@henkkaaazzz what about the punctures and road position?
who the fck is cali?
The only legends are Loeb and Other.
Uninspiring champion. When you win by sitting back and watch the opposition make mistakes ( all the while having the best team and car in your hands) it's understandable why he doesn't want number 1 on he's door and sticks to 69. Hardly a legend when all you do is drive cautiously and don't fight anybody to win 2 titles, just stay out of any trouble and that's it, you're champion! And then everybody wonders why WRC is going down.
My guess is that you couldn't drive out of sight in the dark. stay salty.
What a load of bollocks. Go watch your corruption showrestling F1.
And you stay high on your empty horse. If he is a legend what do you call the likes of Makinen, McRae, Loeb, Ogier, Sainz? Tanak did way more driving this season, Evans pushed his limits, Ogier leading the championship even though he didn't do the rallies.
If it's legal by the rules and you keep winning with minimal opposition, it's a superior strategy. It's smart. Only a thoughtless cowboy would change a winning strategy for a dramatic narrative.
Love
ciai awsome
Would it be time finally to learn to pronounce the champion’s name properly? KALLE ROVANPERÄ 🇫🇮💙🤍🇫🇮💙🤍🇫🇮