Let's suppose that, for a rally driver, a victory is one of the best possible birthday presents one could wish for. Or maybe it's securing a shiny new multi-year contract with your current team, which also happens to be the dominant force and winner of everything in the last couple of years? I can't say, but I'm sure Andreas Mikkelsen can. On his 26th birthday he received a very nice and also very much deserved present in the form of a new contract with Volkswagen. This really is no surprise, especially given Andreas' current form – at the moment he lies in third place in the overall standings, ahead of pre-season favourite, Jari-Matti Latvala. Even though Mikkelsen is yet to score...
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