Juha Kankkunen, Toyota’s Assistant Manager, was very impressed with Oliver Solberg’s performance at the Estonian World Rally.
Juha Kankkunen is Toyota’s Assistant Chief of Toyota. Aop
Oliver Solberg For the first time in Estonia, he jumped into the wheel of a Toyota Rally1 car and immediately made a very freezing trick. He won the rally by far and left the host’s favorite Take this well over 20 seconds.
Juha Kankkunen He was a big idol for a 23-year-old Swedish when he was a little boy. In the Estonian World Rally, Kankkunen was a certain support and safety for Solberg.
– Here I have thought about it and analyzed where that kind of performance came from and advised. His father [rallin maailmanmestari Petter Solberg] told me that you talk to him when it no longer believes me. But well believed me, Kankkunen laughed.
– But it is said that this was a surprise for all of us. Oliver then stumbled upon Hyundai and then he drove a couple of years with a Rally2 car. Then he learned to drive financially. He always drove very neatly and nicely, like Kalle [Rovanperä] has usually driven. There is certainly one answer to why such a performance was possible. Great driving, nothing else can be said, Kankkunen praised.
Solberg has been gaining interest in the WRC2 class for some time. He has already played through that class and his future is certainly in the main class. Solberg has knocked out brilliant results in the second class and at the same time he has grown mentally.
– Yes, he has begun to become a good man. In many ways, he will remember Kalle when Kalle came here at the age of 21 as a rag and won here. That’s where it just went to him to go, Kankkunen reminded.
In a couple of weeks, the Finnish World Rally will be in a special situation as the fresh rally winner returns to Toyota’s Rally2 car. However, this has always been the purpose.
– Oliver’s main goal is still to win the second -class world championship. That’s what he aims at for the rest of the season. They are then bigger men who decide what he will drive in the future. But these screens will certainly be driven, Kankkunen said.
Solberg was a celebrated hero celebrated in the Estonian World Rally, but instead Kalle Rovanperä’s race became difficult. He was finally fourth.
The Finn failed to find their pace on Friday and Saturday, but still managed to win Power Stagen on Sunday. However, Rovanperä’s performance left the question marks in the air, with only a couple of weeks in the Finnish World Rally.
– Aspirin doesn’t help, it is known, Kankkunen laughed, but then became a bit more serious:
– But I guess Kalle still finds his pace. We will run before Jyväskylä for a small grinding test and take such a young and promising driver Sébastien Ogier According to Jyväskylä. Yes, I think everything should be fine then, Kankkunen sheds faith.