Seems interesting how Mikkelsen went with Edmondson as co driver. He always used Scandinavian co drivers, so opting for a relatively inexperienced Englishman is kinda intriguing.
And Mikko Markkula
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,
BRC Racing Team who ran (& developed) Paddon's i20 Rally2 to 2x ERC Titles show the car isnt totally useless...
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/paddons-success-means-theres-a-new-erc-team-on-top
...
Some people should be jumping for joy that this is realistic top class discussion.
WRC mainclass from 2027