Rallying-Pajari Leads in Finland After Ogier Crashes Out
Pajari leads by 20.9 seconds after Ogier’s stage 17 crash sent the world champion and co-driver to hospital for checks.
- On Saturday, Rally Finland leader Sebastien Ogier and stand-in co-driver Julien Ingrassia crashed at speed on Special Stage 17, with the car rolling several times and halting the penultimate stage.
- Heading into the penultimate stage, Ogier maintained a 20.9-second lead; the high-speed incident forced his retirement, ending the nine-time champion's pursuit of victory.
- Toyota's deputy-team principal Juha Kankkunen reported that "Seb was more shocked than anything else, nothing broken," and both men were flown to a hospital in Tampere for precautionary medical checks.
- With Ogier out, teammate Sami Pajari inherited the lead in his home event, sitting 46.4 seconds clear of Oliver Solberg after his WRC victory in Estonia last month.
- Championship-Leading driver Elfyn Evans also rolled his Toyota Yaris on Saturday but continued the race, as Toyota remains on track for a podium sweep with Adrien Fourmaux fourth and Takamoto Katsuta fifth.
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Pajari leads in Finland after Ogier crashes out
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Local hero Sami Pajari will begin the final day of WRC Rally Finland with a commanding 46.4s lead after his Toyota teammate and long-time rally leader Sebastien Ogier crashed out during a dramatic Saturday of high-speed gravel action.
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