Volkswagen Motorsport II pilot Andreas Mikkelsen has retired from Rally Argentina on the road section to SS4 this afternoon. Volkswagen said a technical problem was to blame and the Norwegian will now re-start on Saturday under Rally 2. VW had already lost Championship leader and pre-event favourite Sebastien Ogier this morning due to a technical issue. Mikkelsen had endured a difficult start to the fourth round in the World Rally Championship, losing almost 2 minutes in SS2 with a puncture and then just over 3 minutes in SS3 with suspension problems. He finished the first loop on Friday in 13th, 4m 43.7s off the leader, Kris Meeke. .@AMikkelsenRally stopped on road section 2 SS4 due 2...
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