What do you think about F1 without Mika Hakkinen?

Baby Spice · 9 Apr 2002, 01:59 (Ref:255264)

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At the same time, there is an equal number of people who are great fans of TGF and don't realise that because of a couple of controversial incidents in the past, he is always going to look dodgier in everything that he does than, say, Mika Hakkinen. Now I've mentioned it, things were a lot quieter when Mika was around...

I came across this message originally posted by Nicholaswhite when I was in this forum, While Mika's away from the F1, F1 is in chaos for the last 3 grand prix, what do you think, is Mika so important to F1, or he is the one to beat TGF, I would like to know what you guys think.

Mr V · 9 Apr 2002, 02:04 (Ref:255266)

to be perfectly honest, i hadn't really given mika not being there a thought! his seat has been taken by kimi, who, looks exactly like mika when he's in the car, (the helmet for example!) and jpm and rafe have taken up the mantle quite nicely. if there was nobody around to have challanged tgf in the first 3 races and he'd walked off with the victories, then maybe i'dbe pineing for mika!

Jukebox · 9 Apr 2002, 02:05 (Ref:255267)

Hakinnen..he's a family man now, he's not a risk taker any longer. He's lost his touch, great driver though before he got his first child.

expert · 9 Apr 2002, 04:53 (Ref:255292)

Mika: great driver, great sportsman... we miss him!

Suzy · 9 Apr 2002, 07:49 (Ref:255327)

Well I miss him

- but then again you all know me by now...

Alan Jones · 9 Apr 2002, 08:36 (Ref:255349)

I especially miss the interviews with Mika! Classic stuff!

alesi95 · 9 Apr 2002, 08:57 (Ref:255360)

I rememeber Keke Rosberg saying that he retired from F1 because he was already a world champion and that know one will remember him.
Kekes's style on and off the track was a bit tits and yet he is largly forgot about. I feel the same will thing will happen to Mika.

RussianFriend · 9 Apr 2002, 08:57 (Ref:255361)

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Originally posted by AlanJones
I especially miss the interviews with Mika! Classic stuff!

KImi is almost the same. I watched his interview about his Alpine holiday - it was so Mikish!

f1manoz · 9 Apr 2002, 09:08 (Ref:255370)

Mika retiring was (and still is) sad, but there comes a time when all great sportsmen must leave.

I wouldn't say F1 is in chaos, but the battles between TGF and Mika were always relatively fair. There was a mutual respect between the two, off and on the track, which produced better, and one must say cleaner, racing.

paulzinho · 9 Apr 2002, 09:50 (Ref:255404)

Well put it this way JPM and TGF have certainly caused sufficient action for me not to be pining for Mika, sad to have seen him go but perhaps it was for the best.

Kenny W. · 9 Apr 2002, 09:54 (Ref:255407)

The McLaren is so bad he wouldn't be challenging anyway

Splatz the Cow · 9 Apr 2002, 10:32 (Ref:255444)

Press conferences are quicker.

J.McClane · 9 Apr 2002, 11:27 (Ref:255509)

To be honest i aint really missed Hakkers, but i would like to see him back

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Don't think he will return though

especialy with how the McLaren is performin'

Suzy · 9 Apr 2002, 11:57 (Ref:255536)

I miss Mika a lot. I shall miss him even more later in the year at Silverstone when I won't be able to chat to him in the paddock from time to time

At least I'll still have my McLaren pals to chat to (I hope!).

But having said that I can now watch races in a calmer frame of mind as I won't spend all my time fretting in case he crashes or suffers car failure. The way McLaren are at the moment (e.g. not as good as they ought to be) he's better off without it.

I really don't want this to turn into a Michael vs Mika thread (that is NOT the intention of this comment) so please don't do so, but I think Michael is missing Mika a bit: it was so nice to have a rival that would never bash you on or off the track and you could have dinner and a drink with before and after a race. The friendship aspect is missing at the moment; okay Mika and Michael got far too lovey-dovey at times but I could always guarantee close but fair racing between them and never any risk of being punted from one end of the track to the other.

J.McClane · 9 Apr 2002, 12:21 (Ref:255559)

I don't think it will be too long until Shu goes the way of Mika.
End of this season? Maybe.
End of next year? More likely i think.
But either way i don't think he will be around much longer.

Miss Hardt · 9 Apr 2002, 13:15 (Ref:255622)

I miss Mika because he was so fair and honest.

Sato san · 9 Apr 2002, 15:09 (Ref:255710)

I have to say that at this early point in the season , i havent really missed Mika being there. Maybe later on in the season a gap will appear that only Mika has filled before . I think with Ralf and JPM at Williams has filled the gap quite well .

I like Mika though , He was a good racer .

Dr. Austin · 9 Apr 2002, 16:24 (Ref:255743)

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Originally posted by Miss Hardt
I miss Mika because he was so fair and honest.

Outstanding point. Mika never pulled a dirty trick his entire time in F-1. He never tried to screw his teammate either. He was never in a contract dispute. No one has anything but the best to say about him.

Besides and accident or two, Mika's entire career was nearly spotless. Too bad there aren't more like him.

Nicholas · 9 Apr 2002, 17:42 (Ref:255797)

I miss him, but do you think he is sad that he is missing this year with Mclaren? I don't blame him to be honest. I think Jacques Villeneuve should have done the same this year, but then he probably couldn't stand even being away from the BAR.

Hopefully for both of them things will improve next year and then it'll be great! Unless your name is DC or Kimi.

Ralf's Girl · 9 Apr 2002, 17:52 (Ref:255809)

To say F1 is in chaos is a bit of an over-exaggeration. It was a shame to see Hakkinen go, but at the same time he wasn't competitive last year and judging by this year's McLaren so far, things would be no different now anyway. I've found the first 3 races more than interesting enough (far more so than anything 2001 had to offer), so I don't think F1 has been too adversely affected by Hakkinen's retirement/sabbatical.

Sodemo · 9 Apr 2002, 19:26 (Ref:255896)

To be perfectly honest I found Mika to be a decidely dull and boring racer, though he was fair when he raced.
The thing is though is that wheras Mika raced fair, TGF didn't.
I can remember 1 good overtaking manoover (Spa 2000) which Mika did.
TGF has a new boy to play with now, who races on the same (agression) level, JPM.

PS Does anyone else consider JPM to be like Senna, and Ralf like Prost? ie one a battler and the other a points grabber?

LucaBadoer · 9 Apr 2002, 19:40 (Ref:255907)

I'm actually loving F1 this season without Hakkinen. I just didnt like the guy. Sorry Mika...

SILVERS95 · 9 Apr 2002, 19:51 (Ref:255922)

Mika was a fair racer , many could learn a thing or two from him . But do i miss him this year , NO is my honest answer , but thats because this year has already been very exciting so far.

Speedworx · 9 Apr 2002, 19:58 (Ref:255932)

To be honest, I have not really noticed much difference as I have Kimi to support.

jiggly_puff · 9 Apr 2002, 20:02 (Ref:255938)

i think its a lot better!

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