Hakkinen 'could've returned'
Mika Hakkinen could have returned to F1 in 2005, but the double world champion and Finn decided to spend the year in a silver DTM cockpit. Why? "When it's raining, in the DTM car you don't get wet," he grinned at a recent Mercedes-Benz event in Munich.
36-year-old Hakkinen, who retired from F1 in 2001, said he aimed to win a touring car event this season. He also said returning to F1 did not pose the same challenge as DTM. "In F1," Hakkinen added, "I'd experienced and achieved everything. (DTM) is a huge challenge and it feels very friendly, too."
Mika will test the 2005-spec DTM machine at Estoril (Portugal) next week
Mitäs kaikkea legendaarista Häkkinen on päästellyt suustaan?
Mika Hakkinen could have returned to F1 in 2005, but the double world champion and Finn decided to spend the year in a silver DTM cockpit. Why? "When it's raining, in the DTM car you don't get wet," he grinned at a recent Mercedes-Benz event in Munich.
36-year-old Hakkinen, who retired from F1 in 2001, said he aimed to win a touring car event this season. He also said returning to F1 did not pose the same challenge as DTM. "In F1," Hakkinen added, "I'd experienced and achieved everything. (DTM) is a huge challenge and it feels very friendly, too."
Mika will test the 2005-spec DTM machine at Estoril (Portugal) next week
"When it's raining, in the DTM car you don't get wet,"
Mitäs kaikkea legendaarista Häkkinen on päästellyt suustaan?