After Ola Floene joined M-Sport and Mads Ostberg for 2016 and beyond, that left an empty seat inside the Volkswagen Polo R WRC of Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen. That seat has now been filled by 26 year old Anders Jaeger. The agreement was that when Floene re-joined Mikkelsen mid-way through 2014, he would be Andreas' co-driver up until the end of the 2016 season, where Anders Jaeger would come in to replace him. Following Ola's resignation, that switch has happened a year earlier. New co-driver Jaeger expressed his excitement. "I’m really looking forward to start this journey with him, even though it’s a year earlier than planned. I feel both proud and humble to get the opportunity to work with such a professional team as Volkswagen Motorsport. I’m sure that Andreas and I will have a great development together and make each other better." Mikkelsen himself weighed in, expressing his thanks to outgoing co-driver and close friend Ola. “After many great years with Ola in my car, I was looking forward to another successful year with him next to me. There are so many good memories with Ola, together we have come a long way and I have learned a lot with him alongside me. There is no doubt I will miss him! Ola will always have that special place in my heart, and I’m so grateful now that we managed to get that first win in Spain. At the same time I fully understand his move, and I wish him all the best and great results in the future.” Andreas and Anders will drive for the second string Volkswagen Motorsport team in 2016, hoping to go 1 or maybe even 2 places better in the championship than the last 2 seasons.
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