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Erja Häkkinen pregnant

Before long, double F1 champion Mika Häkkinen will also be a father of two. The Finn's wife, Erja - whose husband retired from grands prix a year after first son Hugo was born - is again expecting. Häkkinen, 36, returned to racing in 2005 in the German 'DTM' category.

But, despite an eighth place finish on debut, any chance of a better result for Häkkinen at Lausitz appears unlikely. Given Mercedes' one-two-three finish at Hockenheim, all five C-Class drivers - including Häkkinen - will be penalised with 10kg of extra ballast.

"It will hardly be possible to score a result as good as in the season opener," Mercedes' Norbert Haug admitted.

Mika, Erja and four-year-old Hugo live in Monaco's 'Le Schuylkill' building in Monaco.

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