BREAKING NEWS: ERC champion-elect Mikkelsen in trouble on Rally Hungary
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Published 23/10/2021 at 08:52 GMT
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The battle for the FIA European Rally Championship looks set to turn on its head with title leader Andreas Mikkelsen reporting that “it’s game over” at the finish of Rally Hungary’s third stage.
Mikkelsen started Rally Hungary with a 71-point advantage over Miko Marczyk and seemingly on course to become Norway’s first ERC champion.
However, his potential retirement keeps the title fight alive with 80 points still up for grabs on the remaining two events of the season.
“I think it’s game over for us,” Mikkelsen told ERC Radio’s Julian Porter at the end of SS3. “Halfway through the stage we had no power, no response and it got worse and worse. There is not so much we can do.”
More to follow…
However, his potential retirement keeps the title fight alive with 80 points still up for grabs on the remaining two events of the season.
“I think it’s game over for us,” Mikkelsen told ERC Radio’s Julian Porter at the end of SS3. “Halfway through the stage we had no power, no response and it got worse and worse. There is not so much we can do.”
More to follow…
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