Kalle Rovanperä, 22, is the youngest rally world champion of all time.
Harri Rovanperä has pushed his son forward in his career from the beginning. Photo from 2016. MIIKA WUORELA
The World Rally Championship WRC has published a touching video on its Twitter account, in which Kalle Rovanperä shows his path from a child who enjoys racing all the way to becoming a world champion from the point of view of his father, Harry.
The host of a video with great material Harri Rovanperäwho speaks beautifully of his son.
– We develop to be wiser, braver, faster. But you, you are special. You have more than guts. You were born to make history.
The recording ends when Harri Rovanperä hugs his son who just won the world championship.
– It’s hard not to get emotional when watching that, Kalle says with a smile.
– Of course, he has been the biggest piece of my career in relation to the rally. Our relationship has been smooth. Everything about the rally has been simple.
The recent world champion emphasizes that father and son have had fun together.
– It doesn’t always go like that when the parents are involved in sports or other things.
If you don’t see the embed, you can watch it from here.