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Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( Finnish: [ˈmikɑ ˈhækːinen] ⓘ; born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "The Flying Finn ", [1] is a Finnish former racing driver. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1998 and 1999, both times driving for McLaren. Häkkinen is one of three Formula One drivers from Finland that have won the World Drivers ...
Apr 26, 2020 · There was a case of itchy feet for Hakkinen at Lotus, who were ready to put all their eggs into Johnny Herbert’s basket. The Finn and his manager, 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg, thought the ...
Jan 9, 2020 · Häkkinen had previously drawn attention to himself at Lotus for two years and was now faced with an important decision in his career. His then supervisor Keke Rosberg had his hands full. “Keke's fax machine ran non-stop,” says Häkkinen.
Keke Rosberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 6 December 1948 and is now a Finnish citizen. He himself was a racing driver and won the Formula 1 World Championship title in 1982 with the Williams Ford team. In 1986 he retired from racing and a year later became Hakkinen’s manager.
- 28 September 1968
- Finnish
- Mika Pauli Hakkinen
- Vantaa, Finland
Nov 5, 2018 · Five reasons Mika Häkkinen is F1’s greatest ‘Flying Finn’. For a small country of only 5.5 million people and a climate suited mainly to rallying, Finland has done remarkably well when it comes to Formula 1. First there was Keke Rosberg, all moustachioed bravado and cigarettes, who snatched the final Cosworth DFV-powered world title ...
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Oct 20, 2019 · Keke Rosberg, his manager and Finland’s 1982 champion, drew on his ever-present cigarette and just looked him in the eye, before remarking as only he could: "Just go and have fun and drive the car as fast as you want.”
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Dec 19, 2022 · December 19th 2022. Mika Häkkinen became a double F1 world champion in his own inimitable style – read why he should be voted into this year's Hall of Fame, and see the other candidates. Häkkinen – the rival who Schumacher truly respected. Paul-Henri Cahier/Getty Images. Author. Motor Sport.
