WRC News Toyota not expecting Pajari to be like Sesks Mārtiņš Sesks shifted the goalposts in terms of what to expect from a debuting Rally1 driver in the World Rally Championship, but Toyota is not… Read more by Luke Barry July 26, 2024 3 min
WRC Photos Toyota unveils special Rally Finland liveries Three of Toyota’s five-strong army of GR Yaris Rally1s entered to Rally Finland will sport special liveries, with those of Kalle Rovanperä and Sébastien Ogier… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay July 26, 2024 2 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Poland 2024 On a weekend where Kalle Rovanperä was supposed to be watching from home, his rivals were the ones watching instead as the world champion streaked… Read more by Luke Barry July 1, 2024 5 min
WRC News Pajari staying grounded as rally career ramps up Back-to-back WRC2 wins and his Rally1 debut looming large on the horizon, it would be easy for Sami Pajari to start getting ahead of himself…. Read more by David Evans June 30, 2024 2 min
WRC News Pajari debut delayed as Ogier drafted in for Latvia Sami Pajari’s maiden World Rally Championship outing in a factory Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 has been pushed back to Rally Finland, as it has reshuffled… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 24, 2024 2 min
WRC Opinion Does Pajari deserve his Rally1 shot? No wonder Sami Pajari looked so chuffed with his WRC2 win on Sunday. He knew. You can tell. He and co-driver Enni Mälkönen were out… Read more by David Evans June 6, 2024 5 min
WRC News Pajari to drive fourth factory Toyota in Latvia Rising Finnish star Sami Pajari will make his debut at the highest level of the World Rally Championship when he drives a factory Toyota GR… Read more by David Evans June 6, 2024 3 min
WRC News Tänak charge sets up final-loop thriller in Italy Ott Tänak has cut Rally Italy Sardinia leader Sébastien Ogier’s advantage to 6.6s with only two stages remaining, while Hyundai team-mate Thierry Neuville has been… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 2, 2024 3 min
WRC News Pajari: Toyota’s Rally2 car has already made a step forward There has been considerable hype around Toyota’s GR Yaris Rally2. Given the success of the Japanese marque in the top tier of the World Rally… Read more by Jon Scoltock April 26, 2024 3 min
Women in motorsport Video The “glass ceiling” Enni Mälkonen is determined to break Enni Mälkonen is a high-profile co-driver in the World Rally Championship, sitting alongside WRC2 frontunner Sami Pajari in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. Mälkonen guided… Read more by DirtFish Media March 26, 2024 10 min +
WRC News Is Toyota’s new star ready for the big time? In a championship that’s lost its long-time protagonist, a horde of drivers are ready to step up and take their place. Andreas Mikkelsen, a thorn… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 22, 2024 3 min
WRC News First Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 driver confirmed Quite possibly the service park’s worst-kept secret is out: Sami Pajari will drive a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 run by the Finnish-based Printsport Racing team…. Read more by David Evans January 5, 2024 2 min
WRC News Toyota dismisses Pajari speculation Toyota Gazoo Racing has moved to dismiss speculation that Sami Pajari has an agreement for next season’s World Rally Championship. The Finn’s return to the… Read more by David Evans December 6, 2023 2 min
WRC Features WRC2’s six-way showdown – who can still win? If the renewed fight for the overall World Rally Championship title between current trophy holder Kalle Rovanperä, his Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans and Hyundai’s Thierry… Read more by Luke Barry September 4, 2023 5 min
WRC Features The driver surely destined for a Toyota Rally2 seat I remember asking Sami Pajari at the end of 2022 which team he would likely pick for his 2023 WRC2 program. His response was considered…. Read more by Luke Barry July 27, 2023 3 min
WRC Features 7 drivers Hyundai could sign Hyundai Motorsport is in need of a new driver to share the World Rally Championship program with Dani Sordo. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul has explained… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 19, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Is WRC2’s increasing quality good for young drivers? There are two ways to look at the situation – both equally valid. The injection of World Rally Championship drivers with Rally1 experience into WRC2… Read more by Luke Barry February 26, 2023 5 min