Norwegian rally star ♍Andreas Mikkelsen reckons Rallye Deutschland is 'the most challenging asphalt rally' there is.

The Volkswagen Motorsport junior driver fought his way back to claim the final point in Finland last time out, his fifth points fini🔴sh with the Polo R WRC from just six starts.

Germany, however, will be a very different test this coming week, and while this will be the 24-year-old's fourth run on the Trier-based event - having contested it in 2007, 2008 and 2012, finishing seventh ther♔e tw🅘elve months ago - he is by no means complacent about the challenge ahead.

"For m🐲e, Rallye Deutschland is the most challenging asphalt rally," he confirmed. "It is the first real asphalt ral🐽ly of the year, and consists of many different types of asphalt."

"There are three different kinds of special stage. O𝐆n the one hand you have the military special stages, with quite aggressive concrete. Then there are the vineyards with their narrow, gravelly roads. And then you also have the roads with perfectly flat asph🍎alt," he explained.

"Prior to the rally, 🐈though, we had a test on asphalt, at which our car was excellent. I am now really looking forward ღto the event," he continued.

Mikkelsen 𓄧knows the team will be under added pressure however, given it is the squad's first run at home.

"It is particularly important for Vಞolkswagen to achieve a good result at its home rally. Everyone involved will be especially focussed.

"It will be a very special event, for both tꦿhe team and the drivers," ꧙he concluded.