Mika Hakkinen proudly claims his son and daughter might soon see grand entry into Formula One
Mika Hakkinen hopes to see his children drive in Formula 1 after leaving the field years ago with two World Championships to his name.
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Mika Hakkinen, the former McLaren driver wishes to see his children soon in Formula One. His dreams of earning a third world championship as a part of the Hakkinen family got broken when his elder son – Hugo Hakkinen gave up on karting. But now, Mika Hakkinen has regained hope in the form of his daughter Ella and son Daniel. Ella Hakkinen is just 12 but she has already taken steps towards making her father proud. Hakkinen is very optimistic about her future in Formula 1, especially concerning female entry into the sport.
Formula One has recently established the Formula One Academy exclusively for women. It is an initiative to give young talented women with potential a platform to showcase their talent. Moreover, with Lewis Hamilton’s urge to use gender-inclusive language in the FIA documents, efforts have already apparently begun to make sure there is female representation in the king class of motorsports.
Currently, F1 possesses a lot of opportunities for women, and Mika Hakkinen dreams of seeing little Ella on the Formula One grid in the coming days. In fact, not only his daughter, but Mika’s youngest son Daniel, just nine, has also started showing off some serious talent, according to the former McLaren star.
In one of his recent interviews, Mika Hakkinen said, “My 12-year-old daughter Ella drives, as does my 9-year-old son Daniel. She’s very talented, really special, has a lot of power.” While Mika Hakkinen is very excited about his children’s future in the sport, he does not want them to feel any sort of pressure, and hence takes a very careful approach about their driving.
Mika Hakkinen also talked about why his eldest son, Hugo Hakkinen, left the world of motorsports behind after trying his hands at karting. He said, “Hugo found it too stressful. School, driving – for him they no longer fit together. If he started again today, maybe I would do a few things differently.”
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Mika Hakkinen’s controversial remark about Lewis Hamilton
Mika Hakkinen is a two-time world champion from McLaren. He drove for 10 years before taking a sabbatical and later retiring. He recently was found saying, “Lewis Hamilton and his mindset is “not 100% in racing anymore”. He went as far as claiming that F1 may no longer be the “most important thing” in Hamilton’s life owing to his name ther engagements away from the world of motorsports.
Mika Hakkinen retired from the sport to spend time with his family. But now, the Hakkinen name might soon be seen once again in the racing world with Mika’s daughter and son gearing up for an appearance on the track. Little Ella and Daniel are already performing wonderfully and just like there father, fans can one day expect to see them win the World Championship.
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