http://thespeedblog.com/zanardi-makes-impressive-f1-return/ Thu, 07 May 2009 23:43:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://thespeedblog.com/zanardi-makes-impressive-f1-return/comment-page-1/#comment-72 TheSpeedBlog.com » Blog Archive » Mika Hakkinen Returns to F1 Cockpit Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:38:25 +0000 http://thespeedblog.com/zanardi-makes-impressive-f1-return/#comment-72 [...] The difference between this outing and those like Alex Zanadri’s recent run is that it wasn’t an emotional gesture or a publicity stunt, but during a full working official F1 test session. Despite finishing at the bottom of the session’s time sheets a good 3 seconds off the pace, Hakkinen has indicated that he would like to do more testing for the team. Is this in preperation for him taking on a role as “driver’s coach” so that he has an idea of what a modern F1 car is like to drive - in much the same way that Niki Lauda did a few laps in a Jaguar a few years back? [...] [...] The difference between this outing and those like Alex Zanadri’s recent run is that it wasn’t an emotional gesture or a publicity stunt, but during a full working official F1 test session. Despite finishing at the bottom of the session’s time sheets a good 3 seconds off the pace, Hakkinen has indicated that he would like to do more testing for the team. Is this in preperation for him taking on a role as “driver’s coach” so that he has an idea of what a modern F1 car is like to drive – in much the same way that Niki Lauda did a few laps in a Jaguar a few years back? [...]

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