Volkswagen WRC driver Andreas Mikkelsen has joined teammate Sebastien Ogier in criticising the running order rules implemented by the series this year. The 2016 rule sets the order for both Friday and Saturday identical to the championship standings, giving the points leader the difficult task of having to sweep for two days on gravel rallies. After winning in Monaco and Sweden, Ogier spent the next six rallies doing just that, the Frenchman enduring his longest winless streak with VW in WRC as a result. Mikkelsen, who has spent the majority of the season second in the standings, said some of the rallies are simply "impossible to win" with this rule in effect. "I've been in...
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