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[Senna]

AcrossTheSky, on Jul 25 2005, 11:45 PM, said:

I voted no, because he was very often complaining about why he didn't do better or win by more.  I kno all drivers do it but none as much as Mika, although JPM is trying.

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Hmm I disagree, Mika was a man of few words…he didn’t really complain, drivers very rarely (I would dare to say never) have a perfect car, there is always something, no matter how big or small, wrong with the car and these niggles are mentioned but that does not mean that they are complaining. They are in the pursuit of perfection in a sport where thousandths of a second matter greatly, and because of this they must make sure that their cars are as fast as they can make them and so it is inevitable that they will make small complaints.

[AcrossTheSky]

IMO it seemd like a popular theme in his postrace interviews.  I have also herd a number of others make the same comment (after I made my observation).

[demonhorse]

my opinions of why he won his two world championships aside, yeah I liked Mika, other than his last season where In My OPINION he basically left because he wasn't in with a title chance anymore... (something many people have assumed Schumacher would do, but thats besides the point).

He was a good racer, and had luck on his side a lot, but he had a certain something I can't find words for that also made me like him. I also find him easy to respect, probably due to the fact that he won his titles against Ferrari and actually was decent competition for Schumi. We need more like that in F1, and I think maybe with the new regs next year, we will see more.

hmm just realised with all the past tense that sounds like an obituary, but I haven't seen him racing in whatever he races now.
I think he would make a great Finnish entry for A1GP, and do his country proud.

[JayStorm]

Yes, he won his championships the hard way, he didn't always have the best car and fought to the end. He best Schumey when Ferrari was the car to have. I too, am hoping for him to return to F1 sometime.

JS.

[demonhorse]

JayStorm, on Jul 31 2005, 02:29 PM, said:

Yes, he won his championships the hard way, he didn't always have the best car and fought to the end. He best Schumey when Ferrari was the car to have. I too, am hoping for him to return to F1 sometime.

JS.

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Remember Suzuka '98?

Hakkinen and Schumi on the front of the grid, Schumi stalls it and has to go to the back.
I can't help but wonder what wouldda happened without that stall. I can't remember where Schumi got to in the end, I think he finished in the points, but not sure... but I think if he'd had a chance to race Mika, wouldda been a hell of a fight, and I can't honestly say I'd be able to guess who would have come out the victor, still Mika, or would Michael have found a breakthrough.

Whoever came through that would have won the hard way I think.

[Fed up]

JayStorm, on Jul 31 2005, 02:29 PM, said:

Yes, he won his championships the hard way, he didn't always have the best car and fought to the end. He best Schumey when Ferrari was the car to have. I too, am hoping for him to return to F1 sometime.

JS.

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The McClaren was better than the Ferrari - Please do imply that Mika beat MS with an inferior car, because it is not true.

[cavallino]

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he didn't always have the best car and fought to the end.

did you actually watch the seasons?

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Schumi got to in the end, I think he finished in the points, but not sure

he did start from the end, and had made his way upto 3rd place which was effectively 2nd since irvine was ahead of him when he had a tyre failure. one of the best drives I've ever seen. he did not do it in a superior car, unlike the efforts of the mclaren drivers this year.

the what ifs for that season end with spa with DC lifting off the throttle in the rain causing schumi to crash into him.

[cavallino]

Senna, on Jul 21 2005, 03:02 AM, said:

I have explained this already pumpdoc.

If anyone needs further confirmation of Mika’s extensive popularity, this very poll shows that 86.67% like Mika and only 6.67% (1 person) don't/doesn’t like Mika.

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I'd forgotten to vote   seems to be going the ferrari hate poll way so has as much credibility as that.

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Well, I can't really think of a reason not to like Mika, he's a pretty cool guy, he is afterall a double world champion.

the only 2 present drivers who have been world champions are the most despised ones here.

[nojvnof1]

Sato is right with them cavallino  

"Yes, he won his championships the hard way, he didn't always have the best car and fought to the end. He best Schumey when Ferrari was the car to have."

I disagree strongly. Both in 1998 and 1999 the McLaren was the superior machine, by a long margin. Yet in 1998, he could only beat Michael at the final race, after Michael stalled, whilst in 1999 he just beat Irvine, so one can imagine what Michael would have achieved had he not had mechanical problems at Silverstone which sent him into the barriers breaking his leg.

I can't get over how JV is criticised for taking so long to win the title, whilst Mika did exactly that, and in '99 he was fighting against Irvine, hardly in Michael's class, and nothing is said about Mika. In my view, either they should both get criticised or they should be left to their own, as at the end of the day, they got the job done. Yes they struggled abit, but they won it in the end.

[Shadow]

agree with you totally nojvnof1. you read my thoughts

[pumpdoc]

Shadow, on Aug 2 2005, 09:41 PM, said:

agree with you totally nojvnof1. you read my thoughts

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can not argue on that

[demonhorse]

Totally agree Cavallino, and thanks for filling in the gap in my memory about suzuka 98, lol.

Also agree with the comment about JV, I've never seen why people criticise him.

[nojvnof1]

it's amazing just how many critics are out there, and how vicious they are in their criticisms of JV!

[Mikathegreat]

pumpdoc, on Jul 16 2005, 02:41 AM, said:

Who is this Mika bloke???

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Mika Hakkinnen world champion in 1998 & 1999 of course

[pumpdoc]

Mikathegreat, on Aug 5 2005, 03:14 AM, said:

Mika Hakkinnen world champion in 1998 & 1999 of course

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Really? never heard of him.......................

(just in case anyone wondered all of my above replies have been in fun and jest--doh!!!)             

P.S. yeah I'm the one who voted that I didn't know him hehehehehe

[kup]

I always liked and will most of F-1 drivers
and also i respect them as best of the bests
=)