Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
I would assume Latvala's and Ogier's know-how from VW helped them make their cars faster, so maybe Hyundai tried to get some of that know-how from Mikkelsen? And at the same time the test was useful for Mikkelsen to get more experience from 2017 cars and to keep his name on the headlines. Win-win?
Transfer know-how just after one testing session? Not sure if that's possible, but to me looks unlikely.
Same goes for Mikkelsen getting experience with WRC17 cars.

My guess Hyundai were hoping to get him for cheap, but Mikkelsen is not willing to make any discounts. He probably wouldn't hesitate two months ago, but now it is different.