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And Mikko MarkkulaQuote:
Originally Posted by macebig
You will see Mikkelsen change codriver from race to race for a while, he has said he might try out a few for the rest of this season before any final decision is made.
In Barum he used Jonas Andersson,
seems like Edmondson stayed in touch with M-Sport.. was co-driving Matthew also last month
If Mikkelsen does end up winning both WRC2 and ERC, he would deserve bucketloads of credit. But rallying isn’t always a results business – at least when on the periphery of the WRC.
The way to convince the manufacturer teams that he is worthy of a third shot in the WRC is to go out and blow his rivals into the weeds. Mikkelsen hasn’t done quite enough of that this year – particularly in the ERC – and has gone from being a surprise factor in the Rally2 field to a constant that’s grinding out solid but (probably quite unfairly) forgettable results.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/is-mi...ly-overlooked/
I still do not think the MSport option is closed.
Breen and Mikkelsen in the pointscoring cars.
Greensmith and Fourmaux sharing or car 3 and 4.
MSport need two drivers that can bag godd points in all rallies!
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Originally Posted by Sulland
Not convinced, even with a Breen-Mikkelsen-Fourmaux line-up, I don’t see how M-Sport could target the manufacturer title so scoring good points is not the real target.
The real target is to make wins (or podiums) and why not the title if Breen skyrockets (but I don’t think so).
So I don’t really see the point for them to take Mikkelsen on a paid full-time basis in Rally1. The only interest IMO would be to take him in a part-time basis to also step up the Fiesta Rally2 as they do not improve in the last few years. Or if he pays for the drive.
But other than that, I would try a young driver with potential and some money (Bulacia, Greensmith, Gryazin)
For me, the main hope for Mikkelsen is a shared third car at Hyundai because Solberg is too much of a gamble and a title in both WRC-2 + ERC would show a certain level of consistency.
I wonder if AM is allowed to drive 2017 minus spec next year ?
Why would anyone do that?Quote:
Originally Posted by CWJ
No. He has been a factory driver during the past 5 seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by CWJ
I meant my question more from Mikkelsen's point of view. Driving a detuned old car outside of any competition is nothing more than a very expensive way of being irrelevant. Mikkelsen has for sure higher targets.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I know, but he wouldn’t even be allowed. Notice that I didn’t reply to you :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek