Although the 33-year-old made his return to the FIA World Rally Championship at Vodafone Rally de Portugal earlier this month - his first start since September last year - he has acknowledged that his participation in future events hinges on securing the necessary funding.
Despite stopping to change a wheel midway through the opening day in Portugal, Mikkelsen managed an impressive third-place finish in the WRC2 category. Looking ahead, he has entered Rally Italia Sardegna, however, any further outings beyond the 1 - 4 June fixture remain uncertain.
“Of course I would like to drive as much as possible,” Mikkelsen told WRC.com, “but for that, the budget needs to be there also. At the moment I don’t have the budget to do a full championship, but we’ll see.