Sami Pajari wins Rally Paraguay for third straight WRC victory

Three consecutive WRC wins is a rare enough achievement that it qualifies as a historical milestone, and Pajari has done it across three very different events — Estonia, Finland, and now Paraguay — which rules out any single-surface specialisation argument. The championship picture is the immediate consequence: Evans' lead is down to 20 points, meaning a title fight that may have looked settled is now genuinely open. For Toyota, this is also a signal about the depth of their driver lineup, with Pajari delivering at a level that goes well beyond a promising youngster picking up opportunistic results.