Prevot seems to make same mistake as steve on previous page, only looking at the last rally.
When Mikkelsen was signed for 2 years he just beat both Sordo and Paddon in GB by 1 and 2mins and was faster than each of them on Spain and AUS gravel. Wasn't hard choice for Hyundai.

This year his gravel speed is still top 4-5. 2 rallys ago he led Tänak by almost 40s. 1 rally ago he got 3 stage wins and fastest saturday leg of all drivers. Even in Spain his gravel speed was up with the others.
Tarmac is obviously a disaster.