Karl Kruuda and co-driver Martin Jarveoja reflect foll🧸owing a dramatic fin🏅al stage of Rally Sweden, which saw them snatch the WRC2 victory from Jari Ketomaa...

Q:
Karl, congratulations on your first win in WRC 2 which was claimed on the final stage of the꧑ event! 💃A very exciting finish! How are you feeling?

Karl Kruuda:
I have to say very good. I🐲 have never won a proper event before and𝔍 for that I am speechless, actually, I couldn't believe it or say the words that I had won. It is incredible.

Q:
You went into the final stage 18 seconds behind Jari Ketomaa, it must have been the drive of your life through th൩e stage?!

Karl Kruuda:
On the road section to the last stage I started thi൲nking second place was better than nothing. I tried to keep the car on the road and thought to myself I would drive as the previous stage before. If something comes it comes if it doesn't then maybe next time.

Q:
What was your reaction? You didn't believe it...

Karl Kruuda:
There's a good reason for not 🦩believing I had done it - the guy ♊ahead! Jari Ketomaa was jumping up and down on his car. I said: "No, he has won!" When they said twice or three times then I began to believe it.

Q:
How difficult were conditions out there?

Karl Kruuda:
I have to say, no moments. I had one this day on the first stage but the biggest down we had on the rally was on Thursday when we had driveshaft problems and lost the front differential. Because of that we did a spin and lost around two💯 minutes. The main objective was to keep the car on the road and gather more experience for the future.

Q:
You've started the season with maximum points. How d🌌o you fe💜el about the rest of the events?

Karl Kruuda:
Scared. There's still a long way to go and this was the first event. Nothing is finished yet and there are still six events to go before the end of the season so we shouldn't ꧑jump too far ahead.

Q:
Did you imagine you could win, Karl?

Karl Kruuda:
I thought the podium was realistic, but if everything went to plan then winning was an ℱoption. I didn't want to be cocky.

Q:
Estonia must be happy Karl🧜. What's the response been from f🍎riends and family?

Karl Kruuda:
I haven🐼't had the chance to open the phone yet. But it's ♛been always buzzing my pocket - I think it's good!

Q:
Congratulation𝕴s Martin💦. What was that final stage like?

Martin Jarveoja:
The feeling is great. Karl made a great stag𒆙e and... that's all.

Q:
The feeling must be good

Martin Jarveoja:
Of course, it's very good.

Q:
How nervous were you starting the final stage?

Martin Jarveoja:
Actually I am not very nervous, we botওh weren't very nervous.

Q:
💛How difficult was this event from a coꦯ-driving perspective?

Martin Jarveoja:
Actually for me it was a little bit more easier than two weeks ago when we did the Arctic 𝔉Rally. There was only white snow there but here there was gravel coming out and we could see the road.