Hyundai was and they had an agreement (9 rallies) before Lappi and Breen suddenly came up last year..Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
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Hyundai was and they had an agreement (9 rallies) before Lappi and Breen suddenly came up last year..Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/mikke...es-for-poland/
Also confirms what we’ve known, CER & Japan as his other outings.
You really think if Hyundai are neck and neck with Toyota going into those rounds, they'll waste a drive on Mikkelsen? Lappi will be drafted in. If not, Sordo.
No, but if they have any intentions of continuing for 2025 & they want to retire Sordo for next year (assuming he'll only be in the Canary), they better start filling a fourth car, to see if Mikkelsen is worth the hassle (on gravel).Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
After the early season tarmac rounds in which Andreas Mikkelsen seemed all lost at sea, I must admit I had began seriously doubting whether he had anything left to give at the sharp end.
That time on SS 11 has put to rest those thoughts. Keep going Andreas. . . .
I am guessing Mikkelsen is in process to play himself into the gravelteam, and out of the asphaltteam @ Hyundai.
Must say that I have been positively surprised in this race. Season sofar was catastrophic, here the result is really good.
Whole Saturday in Poland was very impressive. Fighting with Rovanpera and Evans with same road position. He was actually faster than Evans even without his puncture.
This on his first gravel rally after 5 years. Compare that to Suninen in his Estonia and Finland outings last year.
On tarmac it looks again like the car suits mainly Neuville. Tanak was also very frustrated after Croatia and only Lappi got decent result in Croatia last year, but he is prone to crashing (CER) and when driving safe the pace is somewhere else (Japan).
For the rest of the year I would expect Mikkelsen to drive in Greece and then split CER and Japan with Lappi. Though running 4 cars on CER might also be an option if driver title is close.
Though we need to see if this is "normal" or oneoff great result on his strongest rally.
Which is why I believe Hyundai will put him in the car for Greece before deciding anything for next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by masa90