Peugeot-backed driver Kevin Hansen was named as the Rookie of the Year at the FIA Awards Gala in Vienna on Friday evening. Hansen, 18, became the youngest ever European Rallycross Champion ever when he secured the title at the penultimate round of the 2016 championship in Spain, driving a Peugeot 208 Supercar. The FIA Rookie of the Year award is voted for by members of the FIA Drivers’ Commission and was won by Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen last year. “It feels pretty unreal to have won this award, it’s hard to understand really,” Hansen told Motorsport.com. “It's such a special award, and to be the first rallycross driver ever to win it is something indescribable. So many...
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