Sami Pajaria, who has convincingly started the Jyväskylä Rally, will be tested on Saturday. Will he stay on the ride?
Sami Pajari is at the tip, but the challenging weather on Saturday may know that Pajari’s difference to number one starts to grow. Vesa Pöppönen / All Over Press
Toyota’s 23-year-old Sami Pajari I knocked two bottom time on Friday morning in Jyväskylä.
It was a rare treat for a young driver, as Pajari had managed to get the bottom time in just one special stage before these quotes.
After Friday, Pajari is fifth. The top four is within about eight seconds, followed by a Pajari, 15.7 seconds from one place to hold From Kalle Rovanperä.
– We are involved in the battle as we look at the differences. Still, there is a long day left, Pajari said at the pavilion at the end of Friday.
Clean
So far, the rally has been surprisingly clean. None of the WRC1 cars have had to be suspended yet.
Ott Tänak drove to the tree but was able to continue the journey.
When the risk levels are low, the clocks look the same between the drivers.
– Making differences with others is difficult. But Saturdays often start to happen more and more, Pajari predicts.
Spectacular car
Pajari, who has a good start to Toyota, is now facing a big challenge.
The running game went smoothly on a warm and dry weather at the beginning of the rally, but the second loop went in watery.
– The car feels great. I would enjoy more if the weather didn’t change. Now you can’t really anticipate what’s to come. I don’t want to take big risks, so I have to find a balance, Pajari reasoned.
Sami Pajari was in a strong stroke on Friday’s opening snippets when he clocked the soles twice. Vinski Virtanen
For example, in the overall race, the second -driven Hyundain Thierry Neuville It was quite pleased when the rain arrived in Jyväskylä during Friday’s maintenance break.
Pajari, on the other hand, belongs to the other extreme that does not enjoy the situation as much.
– There is no terrible experience in wet weather, the grip is not terribly glamorous everywhere. Risks easily rise when there are hard conditions. However, nothing crazy can be pulled.
For the sake of the weather reports, Pajar is a severe rain in the Jyväskylä region.
Forecasts may still change, but now it seems that on Saturday, as Pajari himself rumbled.
– You can see what that weather is doing now. It would be nicer if it was a little smoother.