“It has been such a horrible, horrible black place where I was last year. Don’t let anyone ever put you down, because only you know your true potential. The people close to me know it and finally we managed to get it back out again. I’m just so happy to be back fighting at the front again with this amazing team, amazing car.”
This emotional response from Craig Breen after returning to the World Rally Championship podium in Rally Sweden following a turbulent 2022 offered a rare window into a professional athlete’s world. It was a stage end interview that won’t be forgotten easily - a timely reminder that these superheroes who tackle the world’s toughest roads at insane speeds are, above all, human.
