🚗 Finland was kind to its trees today

Rally Finland is one of WRC's fastest rounds — forest roads that forgive mistakes roughly the way nature forgives debts. Saturday delivered that lesson to several crews at once.

Elfyn Evans, the championship leader, rolled his Toyota three times on stage 14, got pulled from a ditch by spectators, survived a lunch-break rebuild — and somehow ended the day third overall.

Sébastien Ogier was leading until stage 17, when his Toyota met the trees on a fast right-hander. The nine-time champion and co-driver Ingrassia got out unaided; Toyota's update was cautiously reassuring.

Sami Pajari inherited the lead — 46.4 seconds clear — with two stages left on Sunday.

Finland decided this championship needed a plot. Objective achieved.

BBC Sport