This Wet DTM Lap Of Spa Proves Why Mika Hakkinen Is A Racing Legend
After taking two world titles in Formula 1, Mika Hakkinen spent some time in the DTM series - here he is wrestling a Mercedes touring car around a very wet Spa-Francorchamps back in 2005
The video above was Hakkinen’s pole position lap from the Spa-Francorchamps DTM race weekend in 2005. After leaving F1 at the end of 2001, Hakkinen spent a little while away from racing before returning through the DTM series.
From 2005 to 2007 he raced for Mercedes in the touring car championship, driving a V8-powered AMG C-Class DTM. He had a best finish in the standings of fifth in 2005 and won three races during his time in DTM.
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Another bus stop chicane…
If in doubt, flat out xD
I fondly remember when I was 16 back in 2000, eager to get my drivers license and as I was watching the F1 live I saw the epic overtake on Schumacher in SPA… What a fantastic driver and an overal nice guy Hakkinen is.
I can’t believe how perfect that lap is, if I was driving I would have gone very sideways in those conditions…
I’d spin on the start-finish straight without even having a chance to try turn 1
He taught James May how to drive, after all..
TurboToddler Mika.. It is in the name ya know😉
I doubt it matters. You turned down the offer to drive a diesel C-class
flat plane v8? sounds boooootiful
Low traction? You’ll need a Fin.
For an ex F1 champion, driving this, is like driving in a slow motion. His reflexes are way fast for this car to be able to surprise him with anything.
If you want to win, hire a Fin
Gonna save the soundtrack and play it whilst watching the current f1 on spa in 2 weeks
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