Mika Hakkinen archive
Mika Hakkinen: The F1 Fanatic Quiz 1st October 2011, 9:56
Put your knowledge of Mika Hakkinen’s racing career to the test.
“I wanted to jump around saying ‘I’ve got the best car!’” – Mika Hakkinen 20th January 2011, 20:00
Hakkinen on how it feels to discover a championship-winning F1 car.
Alain Prost vs Mika Hakkinen 19th January 2011, 16:23
Two drivers who had long and successful careers with McLaren meet in Champion of Champions.
Mika Hakkinen vs Jacques Villeneuve 6th January 2011, 9:50
These two drivers beat Michael Schumacher to titles in the 1990s – but which is better?
Hamilton and Button to drive at Goodwood 21st May 2010, 18:46
Both of Britain’s active F1 world champions will appear at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed as part of its celebration of 60 years of Formula 1. According to the event organisers Jenson Button will drive a 2010-specification MP4-25. Lewis Hamilton will go up the hill in last year’s MP4-24 with which he won the [...]
Button vs the best (F1 in numbers) 29th May 2009, 12:00
There’s a lot of discussion among F1 fans at the moment about how Brawn – and Jenson Button in particular – are dominating the championship. So how far ahead are Button and Brawn? Are we set for the kind of one-sided seasons we’ve seen in the past? Let’s see how they measure up against F1′s [...]
Domination: the 1998 Australian GP 2nd April 2009, 7:00
A new season, a new generation of Formula 1 cars, and a routing of the opposition. This year’s Australian Grand Prix had much in common with the 1998 race. F1 Fanatic guest writer Andrew Tsvyk tells the story. During the presentation of McLaren’s newest Formula 1 challenger on January 16th, Ron Dennis announced his retirement [...]
Ron Dennis at McLaren, 1980-2009 16th January 2009, 20:18
Ron Dennis arrived at McLaren in September 1980. The team that scored 11 points that year won a race within 12 months of Dennis taking control. Since then they’ve added seven constructors’ titles and ten drivers’ championships with a roster of F1′s greats like Niki Lauda, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. Now Dennis has announced [...]
Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen drive taxis in drinking campaign (Video) 11th December 2008, 21:43
Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen drove taxis across Tower Bridge in London to promote a campaign to stop people drinking and driving today. Here’s some video and pictures from the publicity stunt that took place this morning. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Which former Formula 1 driver would make a good permanent steward? 23rd October 2008, 10:00
Following the recent spate of dubious penalty decisions involving Sebastien Bourdais, Lewis Hamilton (at Fuji and Spa) and Felipe Massa, many F1 drivers have voiced a desire to see a permanent stewards appointed. Ideally they would like one with relevant, recent Grand Prix experience. So who could fit the bill? Here’s a few potential names. [...]
