Kalle Rovanperä had sold his country when the Finnish drive in Greece was also scrapped by the exit.
Kalle Rovanperä was in a dark mood on Saturday. PDO
Toyota’s young Finnish star Kalle Rovanperä experienced back-to-back setbacks in his second World Rally Championship when he crashed into a tree in Greece on Saturday.
The crash and the damage it caused to the car dropped Rovanperä more than 16 minutes away from the lead.
There are no more opportunities to drive for the points, and Rovanperä is not very confident about his chances in the final Power Stage special test, where additional points are awarded to the five fastest drivers.
– I’m not very happy about going to Power. I bet there won’t be enough rides there either, since it hasn’t been enough elsewhere this weekend either. There is no such grip and speed. It’s hardly possible to get points there, Rovanperä told Iltalehte.
With his problems in the morning, Rovanperä was mostly satisfied with driving around on Saturday evening in Greece. Suspension was also on the mind of the young Finn, but Rovanperä went on the route to secure team points.
– I guess we still have to drive for some team points here. In the afternoon, we just went through the special tests. And in the end it happened that we were the ones bringing the team points when Esapekka (Lapland) dropped out of the game, Rovanperä talked.
Toyota’s speed has been missing for the whole team in Greece. According to Rovanperä, there is almost nothing that can be done to save the race.
– Yes, we tried something small again in the afternoon, but the car didn’t really seem to be fixed, Rovanperä admitted.
Three more special stages will be run in the Greek World Rally Championship on Sunday.