Andreas Mikkelsen is still working on a deal to drive a private 2017 Volkswagen in this year's World Rally Championship despite the impasse over the use of the Polo. Mikkelsen, winner of the 2016 WRC finale in Australia in VW's farewell event as a factory team, has been unable to secure an alternative top-class seat for '17 and stepped back to WRC2 with Skoda for last weekend's Monte Carlo Rally. Having dominated the class and finished seventh overall, Mikkelsen underlined his determination to be out in the Polo R WRC as soon as possible. "The aim is to be back in a factory car and fighting for the world championship next season," he told Autosport. "But this year, we're...
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