Andreas Mikkelsen retired from Rally Mexico
Rally Mexico came to an early end for Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger. In an attempt to oust Dani Sordo/Marc Martí from third place in the overall standings, they slid into a buttress on the second pass of the “Otates” special stage, came off the track and were forced to retire from the rally. The…
March 14, 2016
Rally Mexico came to an early end for Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger. In an attempt to oust Dani Sordo/Marc Martí from third place in the overall standings, they slid into a buttress on the second pass of the “Otates” special stage, came off the track and were forced to retire from the rally. The damage to the Polo R WRC cannot be repaired on site – which means it is all over for Mikkelsen/Jæger in Mexico.
– The day started well for us, but ended badly. We closed the gap to Dani Sordo this morning, and wanted to push for third place again. However, we took a crest a little too quickly on the second running of ‘Otates’. We then went wide and hit a buttress with the front right of the car. We spun and skidded off the road. There was no chance of continuing, as we were stuck in a ditch. That is obviously disappointing, as I had hoped for more this morning. My mechanics tried to get the car going again under Rally 2 regulations, but unfortunately that is not possible. We are now looking ahead to Argentina, and are focussed on making amends for leaving here empty handed.