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23rd May 2017, 15:46 #321
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I actually wonder if Hyundai regrets letting him test I20. Then again it was relatively certain that he would drive someone else's car at one point.
Also remember how Citroen didn't even want Ogier to test before signing and now they let Mikkelsen "test" for one rally possibly risking he goes elsewhere? Maybe they got some reality check that their car isn't >> everyone else.
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23rd May 2017, 16:16 #322
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When Mikkelsen was desperate to get in a private 2017 Polo he said he was so used to it that it would be hard adapting to another car..
I'll be surprised if he's fastest in the C3 right away.
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23rd May 2017, 16:25 #323
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As i said earlier, the target should be 4th under normal conditions.
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23rd May 2017, 16:33 #324
But that 4th is for Breen
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23rd May 2017, 16:35 #325
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23rd May 2017, 16:38 #326
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23rd May 2017, 16:50 #327
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Phase 1: Hopefully Mikkelsen will achieve a good setup out of the 1 day he will test before the event, and get to understand the cars behaviour, and what drivingstyle is most effective!
Then for phase 2, the rally, drive with the inside of his head, to get km and get closer and closer to the top cars. Maybe a ss win could be the aim.
He need to make the most of it, and show logic progress.
I guess Matton does not expect him to win the rally, with so few km at full speed with the C3, bot show enough potential for Citroen to sign him for the rest of 2017.
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23rd May 2017, 18:52 #328
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I'm trying not to expect too much from Mikkelsen. It's a new car for him and he hasn't been driving in WRC for half a year. He's getting only one day of testing. Probably the first day is just learning the car and getting the setup right. But I hope he finishes and doesn't crash like he's done in the previous years.
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23rd May 2017, 21:00 #329
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Having driven the Hyundai, and the Polo, he will have the most objective view of the C3's performance... So that might be part of the reason Citroen want him, feedback on the car and setup.
And of course that will help him adapt having sampled other cars already. Good luck to him, assuming there is no reliability issues with driver or car and he builds up the speed quickly I reckon a podium is realistic.
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23rd May 2017, 21:13 #330
Andreas is going to be fast from the start, and will most probably challenge for the win, or at least Top 3.
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