Sami Pajari won WRC2, perhaps with a little luck regarding Solberg and traffic, but despite missing two rounds on his preferred gravel due to WRC1 try-outs. Not bad for his first go, with Solberg/Rossel/Gryazin/Greensmith in the mix.

I really wanted him to win WRC2, no particular reason I just wanted it, so I was a bit annoyed at WRC1 getting in the way. But now that's in the bag…

I think nobody knows yet what he's doing next year, probably including him and Toyota. It will shake out when the budgets are approved and the major contracts are signed.

In my ideal world he'd do a whole season in WRC1 as a fourth driver, under orders to learn the ropes more than he pushes. I suspect we'll get something more like this year, with him as fourth WRC1 driver when Ogier isn't running. So six or seven WRC1 drives.