Andreas Mikkelsen took victory in the Rallye Monte Carlo, the opening round of the 2017 World Rally Championship, his first outing with the Škoda Fabia R5 in the WRC2 class. The Norwegian and co-driver Anders Jaeger finished seventh overall, but was comfortably the victor in WRC2, leading home team-mate Jan Kopecký by three minutes and twenty-five seconds. Mikkelsen thanked the team for allowing him to drive in the event after losing his works Volkswagen drive at the end of 2016 when the team left the championship. “Škoda opened the door to the big rally world for me and it is a special feeling for me to return with this triumph,” said Mikkelsen. “Thanks to the whole team. “I am...
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