Mikkelsens season has been terrible so far, no doubt about that.
But lets not forget, both Portugal and Sardegna looked really good for Mikkelsen until the car broke down. Not his fault and nothing he could do about it.
In Sardegna the car broke after he had spun it twice and backed it into the bales, so that breakage might have been his fault. Can't say for sure though, maybe it would have happened anyway.
Driver lineup as released Wednesday 31st Dec, 2025.
team - Kiwi Motorsport : drivers Yevan David (Sri lanka)and Cooper Shipman (USA)
team - Hitech drivers: Jin Nakamura (Japan) and Kanato Le...
It's not just drivers who would befefit from that. Also fans, who want to see more stages live. The camera crew, support, media, key people... It's umderstandable that the hosting country wants to...
I believe drivers were mostly complaining about too long liaisons, sometimes having to drive hundreds of kilometers just to do one or a few stages.
One of the most ridiculous examples was ypres...
I have not seen the full line up of drivers for the 2026 NZ Toyota single seater series. Starts next weekend.
https://www.toyota.co.nz/toyota-racing/castrol-toyota-fr-oceania/calendar-results/
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I expect January 9th will pass without even a comment on what actually was announced. As usual it's the false hope that is the story.
WRC mainclass from 2027