Hyundai denies Mikkelsen's entry into Portugal

Hyundai Motorsport has denied speculation that Andreas Mikkelsen will join the Rally from Portugal (May 19-21) behind the wheel of an i20 WRC. Rumors have been rife since a test session with the former Volkswagen driver was scheduled for this Friday, April 21.

“He will ride one day this week, but nothing more, a Hyundai Motorsport spokesperson told AUTOhebdo. We had the possibility of running it since it is not under contract and it is interesting for us to have an additional opinion on the 2017 that we have designed. Nothing more than that. »

Andreas Mikkelsen seeks to return to the highest level of the WRC and stands out by dominating the WRC 2 category in a Skoda Fabia R5 with which he won the category victory at the Monte-Carlo Rally last January and at the Tour de Corse this month.