Senna 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 HAKKINEN WINS FIRST DTM RACE (ITV) Mika Hakkinen took the first victory of his motorsport comeback at Spa-Francorchamps today. The 1998 and 1999 world champion returned to competition in the DTM saloon car series this season, three years after retiring from Formula 1. Hakkinen took his Mercedes to pole position in the wet at Spa yesterday in only the third race of his DTM career. He lost the lead to reigning DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom at the start of the race, but moved back ahead thanks to a quicker first pit stop. Mika then pulled away from Ekstrom to secure his first win in saloons, and his first victory of any kind since the 2001 United States Grand Prix. The result puts Hakkinen joint second in the DTM championship, two points behind his young British team-mate Gary Paffett. This competitive pan-European tin-top championship is becoming a popular home for retired F1 drivers. Mika Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2005 Mika did very well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nojvnof1 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 well said. Congrats to Mika! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ash 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 It didn't take him long! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2005 yeah well done Mika. regaining the Spa magic now is'nt he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2005 yeah well done Mika. regaining the Spa magic now is'nt he? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed, incidentally it is Heinz-Harald Frentzen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracy@F1 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2005 Well Done Mika, nice to see him winning again.Will he ever return to F1? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2005 Well Done Mika, nice to see him winning again.Will he ever return to F1? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Certainly not as a driver! I doubt he will return in any capacity actually Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2005 i have a question here: what is the difference(if any) between DTM and Le Mans??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2005 DTM is a german series, Le Mans is cars from all over the world and i think is the ALMS or i dont know. EDIT: Good job Mika! get back into F1 so we can have a better show! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
