Kalle Rovanpera says he was fighting with himself to resist the urge to go for Central European Rally victory after Elfyn Evans' exit put the WRC title within reach.
The Toyota driver will secure a second World Rally Championship title this weekend if he outscores team-mate Evans, which seems increasingly likely after the latter crashed out on stage 11. Evans will rejoin the rally on Sunday but will realistically only be able to claim a maximum of five points from the Power Stage, while Rovanpera heads into the final four stages sitting second overall, 26.2s adrift of rally leader Thierry Neuville.
'I just wanted to end the day with a bit better feeling so tomorrow if we have dry weather, I can hopefully enjoy the driving again a bit more. Photo by: McKlein / Motorsport Images Kalle Rovanperä, Jonne Halttunen, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 'It was something crazy I haven't seen anything like this before and I didn't think many drivers have. 'There were a few corners on tarmac and everything else on mud and gravel, so the grip was unbelievably low.
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