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Rovanpera says Toyota backing his F1 dream

Oct.10 Two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera has stunned the motorsport world by announcing his departure from the World Rally Championship to begin a Toyota-supported campaign aimed squarely at Formula 1. The 25-year-old Finn, often dubbed the ‘Max Verstappen of rallying', confirmed he will switch to Japan's Super Formula series next year as the first step in what he called 'a journey of new dreams'. Toyota – which fields Rovanpera in WRC and now works with Haas – has formally endorsed the plan. 'This decision has not been an easy one, but it's one that I have been thinking about for a while,' Rovanpera said. 'Having already achieved so much in rallying at this...
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