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The sliding doors moments that defined a double WRC champion

In a parallel universe, Timo Rautiainen, a self-proclaimed “tech freak”, would have spent a career working with computers. However, the IT world’s loss is very much the WRC's gain.

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The sliding doors moments that defined a double WRC champion
In a parallel universe, Timo Rautiainen, a self-proclaimed “tech freak”, would have spent a career working with computers. However, the IT world’s loss is very much the WRC's gain.

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