After following Niclas Grönholm home for a second-place finish in heat one, KMS - HORSE Powertrain star Kristoffersson then sealed the deal in heat two by beating Kevin Hansen, the only driver who could still deny him the laurels, with a hard-fought victory that included committed overtaking moves on Grönholm and both Hansens along the way.
His hard-fought success saw the Swede replicate the achievement of Formula 1 hero Lewis Hamilton, who similarly secured his seventh FIA world championship title at Istanbul Park Circuit in 2020.
“Is it done already? I didn’t know!” Kristoffersson responded when given the news straight afterwards. “What a race to secure the championship – simply unbelievable. That was so much fun, with a lot of great battles. What a year we’ve had – it’s going to take some time for this to sink in. Seven world championship titles – just wow!”
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