Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Instead you have at least 4 drivers which are clearly worse than him driving "factory" seats:
Hanninen (has always been inconsistent, with 6th place as best ever result, 2 years away)
Breen (not (yet) there, even though he's improving a lot)
Lefebvre (not (yet) there)
Evans (fast on tarmac, too bad most events are gravel)
Mikkelsen is a decent driver, but I don't think he deserves to replace:
Hanninen - Involved in development and signed long before VW pulled out.
Breen - Involved in development and signed long before VW pulled out.
Lefebvre - Involved in development and signed long before VW pulled out.
Evans - Brings the DMACK sponsorship that likely pays for the drive and has a British link for a British team (many teams have followed this strategy in the past and continue to do so).

Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
I admit I was one of them and I'm glad I was wrong. He is very committed and really love the sport. We need more people like him.
Absolutely...although for some reason people on this forum seem to write him off after a handful of events. It's not even like those events have been in the 'quickest' car.