Fresh F1

Hakkinen testing at Barcelona in Nov 2006

Similarly to his former rival, Michael Schumcher, Finnish driver Mika Hakkinen declared he has no intention of ever returning to F1 (as a driver).

Mika was linked to Williams and BAR for a return to F1 a few years ago. He also tested a McLaren during the winter so rumors started pouring in on Mika’s future tests with McLaren and eventually a return to F1 racing.

His Finnish fans were left with little hope of seing their idol return to F1 after Mika’s recent comment. While training at a Mallorca based fitness camp, for this year’s DTM series, he said about Formula One: “There is nothing that could motivate me to return. With my two titles, I have reached in Formula One everything there is to reach.”

The faith is thus sealed. Two great champions are gone from F1 for good : Hakkinen and Schumacher. However, with the rise of new talents like Alonso, Raikkonen, Massa, Kubica, Hamilton and so on, F1 is set to remain a very interesting sport.

Source: GMM
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~ by Wiz Kid on March 24, 2007.