Description: (Finnish Rally Driver Turned Politician)
Ari Vatanen is a renowned Finnish rally driver who achieved great success in rally driving, winning the World Rally Championship in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. He also secured victory in the 1997 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Transitioning into politics, Vatanen served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009. His career is marked by exceptional skills on the race track and contributions to European politics.