Ostberg and Mikkelsen dream of success in Sweden

One evolves within the Volkswagen armada and won his first rally en Mondial l’an passé en Catalogne. L’autre a changé d’horizon en 2016, quittant la DS3 de Citroën Racing pour retrouver la Ford Fiesta RS de M-Sport. Andreas Mikkelsen and Mads Ostberg took part in the cross-interview game for AUTOhebdo while the Swedish Rally (February 11-14) is already looming in a few days.

“The Swedish Rally is a special event because I scored my first points there at the very beginning of my career, Mikkelsen explains. It was also in Sweden that I stood on a podium for the first time in WRC (in 2014). So I have a lot of good memories. »

“It’s the only rally of the year on real snow. Every year I look forward to it. I would even say that it is the strongest moment of the season? Since I started competing in the WRC, I only drive once a year on snow. Even if I consider myself more of a “land” pilot, I keep many reflexes to ride on snow at a high pace … ” continues Ostberg.

Find the entire cross-interview with Andreas Mikkelsen and Mads Ostberg, in issue 2048 of AUTOhebdo, available in digital version and on newsstands.