Two legendary F1 names take on ‘unbelievable’ WRC challenge
"I’m not sure I would call it fun but it was like an out-of-reality experience with consequences,”
Mika Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen: Sergio Perez can be Red Bull’s ‘bad boy’ and carry out ‘unpleasant orders’
Mika Hakkinen believes Sergio Perez can be deployed as Red Bull's "bad boy", even if holding up other drivers is a "dirty" tactic.
Valtteri Bottas on ‘crazy experience’ of teaming up with ‘big hero’ Mika Hakkinen
Valtteri Bottas has been pinching himself at teaming up with Finnish legend Mika Hakkinen at the Race of Champions...
Mika Hakkinen defends ‘brilliant’ street races which ‘bring a great show for the fans’
Mika Hakkinen says Formula 1 is like life and is about compromise when it comes to where the races take place.
Mika Hakkinen doubts Max Verstappen will continue dominating F1 in 2023
Max Verstappen was truly dominant in 2022, but keeping it up next year will not be easy.
Mika Hakkinen: I knew I wouldn’t be coming back, Daniel Ricciardo is different
Time and age are on Daniel Ricciardo's side if he does decide to return to the Formula 1 grid in 2024.
Mika Hakkinen: Max Verstappen is a driver who ‘remembers yesterday’
Mika Hakkinen said that Max Verstappen is "living in a life where he remembers yesterday and he’s focusing on the future."
Mika Hakkinen reminds Max Verstappen: ‘The team always comes first’
Mika Hakkinen believes Max Verstappen should have done as he had been told on Sunday.
Mika Hakkinen offers his assessment on Lewis Hamilton v Max Verstappen rivalry
Mika Hakkinen sees similarities in the Lewis Hamilton v Max Verstappen rivalry as his own with Michael Schumacher.
Mika Hakkinen believes ‘negative publicity’ will prevent repeat of cost cap breaches
Mika Hakkinen feels that it is not the finacial nor is it the sporting penalties handed to Red Bull that will have the biggest impact.
Mika Hakkinen on Daniel Ricciardo: If you leave this sport normally you shouldn’t come back
"You can't perform out there while thinking 'should I retire or not'. [You have to] go flat-out every second."
Mika Hakkinen on significance of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton mistakes
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were both out of sorts in Singapore, and Mika Hakkinen thinks the rest of the field should take plaudits.
Mika Hakkinen surprised to see an ‘embarrassing’ mistake from Red Bull
It was a rare Red Bull error, but Mika Hakkinen thinks it was an easily avoidable situation for Max Verstappen on Saturday.
Mika Hakkinen: McLaren’s ‘formidable’ driver pairing shows their ambition
Mika Hakkinen has praised McLaren's forward-thinking in securing a strong driver line-up for 2023...
Mika Hakkinen: Audi’s arrival for 2026 showcases F1’s rise in popularity
Mika Hakkinen is pleased to see Audi entering the F1 fray from 2026.
Hakkinen offers Leclerc advice in handling mistake
Mika Hakkinen has recounted his own experience of retiring from the lead of a Grand Prix...
Hakkinen: Ferrari set strategy benchmark they must keep hitting
Mika Hakkinen wants to see Ferrari perform the way they did in Austria more regularly.
Mercedes will have to do ‘something radical’ to win a race
Mercedes' W13 "won't win races unless something crazy happens" says Mika Hakkinen.
Hakkinen: Perez lacks consistency to challenge Max as No.1
Mika Hakkinen doubts Sergio Perez has the consistency to topple Max Verstappen at Red Bull...
Hakkinen: Red Bull’s package ‘simply too strong’ for Ferrari
Mika Hakkinen believes Red Bull are now the package to beat in Formula 1, even if Ferrari appear to have a slightly quicker machine.
Hakkinen: Verstappen has Perez to thank for Baku win
A long stop combined with a strategy switch for Sergio Perez helped Max Verstappen to victory in Baku, according to Mika Hakkinen.
Hakkinen: ‘Every Ferrari mistake will be punished by Red Bull’
Ferrari suffered their first double mechanical DNF for 9,100 days in Baku.
Hakkinen: Ferrari lacked confidence under pressure in Monaco
Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen believes that 'human factors' contributed to Ferrari's loss at the Monaco Grand Prix.
‘Sulking’ Hamilton may be ‘thinking of switching teams’
Lewis Hamilton could be thinking about his Mercedes future due to their lack of pace, says Mika Hakkinen.
Hakkinen: Mercedes can ‘easily’ create three-way title fight
Mercedes have lacked the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull so far but Mika Hakkinen thinks that could change soon.
‘Development will decide Red Bull-Ferrari battle’
Work done between Mondays and Saturdays will determine Sunday's grand prix winners this year, says Mika Hakkinen.
Hakkinen sees Alonso being an F1 winner this year
A victory or two for Fernando Alonso in 2022 would come as no surprise to Mika Hakkinen.
Hakkinen: Hamilton, Max took ‘heavy risks’ in combat
Having experienced how a heavy crash can impact you, Mika Hakkinen said he wouldn't have raced in the way both title contenders did in 2021.
Hakkinen: ‘A lot of question marks’ around Hamilton return
Mika Hakkinen hopes to see Lewis Hamilton back on the grid, but there are "question marks".
Bottas now has a team that ‘trusts him for the long term’
Mika Hakkinen is happy to see Valtteri Bottas will have his future secured beyond 2022 at Alfa Romeo.