
On Thursday Mika Hakkinen will make his Formula 1 return McLaren revealed on Wednesday. According to team boss Ron Dennis Mika Hakkinen asked the team to familiarise himself with a modern F1 car. Dennis believes Hakkinen's experience in F1 can bring added value to the team's 2007 preparations.
"We are delighted to provide Mika with the opportunity to drive a Formula 1 car again," said Ron Dennis. "He is really looking forward to getting behind the wheel of a current Formula 1 car. A driver of Mika's calibre and experience can only bring added value to our testing programme and his feedback after Thursday's running will be valuable to the team in our preparations for the 2007 season. However at this stage there are no plans for Mika to conduct further tests for the team."
| Mika Häkkinen news | |
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| 31 Mar. | Hakkinen: F1 won't need night test at Singapore |
| 04 Nov. '07 | Hakkinen retires from racing |
| 05 May '07 | Hakkinen secures pole at Oschersleben |
| 19 Apr. '07 | Hakkinen expects to test McLaren again |
| 28 Jan. '07 | Hakkinen stays in DTM |
| 12 Dec. '06 | Hakkinen expects Alonso to win the title |
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| McLaren news | |
| 08 Sep. | McLaren boss - we did everything right |
| 07 Sep. | McLaren to appeal Hamilton penalty |
| 07 Sep. | Hamilton penalty hands Massa victory |
| 07 Sep. | Hamilton - Kimi pushed me wide |
| 07 Sep. | Hamilton and Raikkonen under investigation |
| 07 Sep. | Hamilton wins thrilling Belgian Grand Prix |
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A 2006 McLaren fleece to keep you warm.
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| Mika Hakkinen diecast model | |
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Model of the McLaren MP4/21 of the driver M. Hakkinen from his 2006 Barcelona test. This model is produced by Minichamps in the scale 1:43
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