Sami Pajari and Emil Linhdolm claim a place at the top of the rally world. However, rumors began to spread.
Sami Pajari is considered the next Finnish rally star. The journey to the top together with map reader Enni Mälkönen is just beginning. PDO
Emil Lindholm and Sami Pajari shooting down rumors about them from the Hyundai dealership.
The two have already been rumored to be driving Hyundai’s Rally1 car in the near future. A place in the Korean stable opened when Craig Breen died in a test accident in April.
Pajari, 20, noticed the headlines on the subject. He followed the speculations in silence.
– It was great that my name was included in this discussion. However, there was no truth in that, Pajari tells Iltalehte.
Pajari has not yet been able to test the Rally1 car. It’s a goal, but not in the near future. The main goal of the season is to control Skoda in the WRC2 class.
– The transfer to the Rally1 car would have come too early. Let’s try to play our cards right so that we are ready when the call comes, Pajari states.
The market is in turmoil
Hannu Rainamo / Emil Lindholm’s briefing
Lindholm is more cautious in his comments.
– Let’s just say that the situation for young drivers looks better than it has in a long time, describes last season’s champion of the WRC2 class.
Lindholm, 26, mentions that Breen’s tragic fate continues to shake up the driver market.
– And the situation does not only concern Hyundai, Lindholm says.
Like Pajar, Lindholm is waiting for his first bite in a Rally1 car. With which car brand it will happen is still open.
– Together with the background crew, we do everything we can to try it out. There is still a long way to go.
Sunny in the stations
Speculation about the next blue and white rally star is hot among fans. Kalle Rovanperän In addition to Lindholm and Pajar, there have been rumors of a club in the main division of the World Series Teemu from Sun.
Suninen, who drives for Hyundai in the WRC2 class, admitted last week to Iltalehti that he had tested the team’s car.
– Negotiations have taken place, but nothing has been agreed upon. Let’s wait, 29-year-old Suninen said.