Volkswagen Motorsport II pilot Andreas Mikkelsen has retired from day two of Rally Italia Sardegna after losing a wheel in the third stage of the leg. Mikkelsen stopped 10 kilometres into the 36.69 km Coiluna-Loelle 1 test, SS13, with the team later confirming he had damaged the suspension in the incident. The Norwegian had, however, been running well down after he was forced out on Friday after hitting a hole in the road in Grighine Nord 1, SS3. The impact damaged a rim and the suspension point of the rear-right shock absorber, which consequently resulted in damage to parts of the fuel system. Mikkelsen did complete SS4, but had to abandon attempts to repair his Polo R WRC on the liaison...
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