What do Kalle Rovanperä, Sébastien Ogier, Sébastien Loeb, Petter Solberg, Colin McRae and Tommi Mäkinen have in common? All are or have been rally drivers. All have also won at least one world champion title, some several like Sébastien.
But another point in common unites them all: that of having been lucky enough to have tried an F1 car during their career. Kalle Rovanperä is the new kid on this list after being offered the opportunity to drive the RB8, the car with which Red Bull scored the Drivers/Constructors double, driven by Sebastian Vettel, in 2012.
« A superb dayhe smiled. I’ve done quite a few laps and I’ve been looking forward to trying an F1 car for a long time, so it was really cool to finally be able to do it. The day went well with excellent sensations. Physically, an F1 car is quite different. There are a lot more lateral forces. The car brakes a lot more and turns more. The rider feels a difference, there are a lot more g-forces and the grip is incredible. »
Kalle Rovanperä, Red Bull RB8 en 2024 au Red Bull Ring
Sébastien Ogier, Red Bull RB7 en 2017 au Red Bull Ring
Petter Solberg, Ferrari F2005 in 2009 at Fiorano
Sébastien Loeb, Red Bull RB4 in 2008 at Barcelona and Silverstone
Tommi Mäkinen, Williams FW19 en 1998 à Barcelona
Colin McRae, Jordan 195 in 1996 at Silverstone
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