Quote Originally Posted by cmac View Post

Mikkelsen will be watching how competitive the car is before paying for a drive.If the puma is winning potential he will definately be in the car for a few rallies.
That is my impression from his interviews as well.

Since MSport wants him to pay, he doesn't want to end like Suninen this year, who spend tons of money on basically pointless starts. In the meantime he gets salary at Skoda/Toksport.

I think others may think around similar lines (Loubet, Gryazin).