It is not yet clear at this time how many races this season will cover Formula 1. So far only known eight dirk - at least officially - and the goal of the greats of the royal class of motorsport is 18 dirk.
Mika Hakkinen he is already convinced that we will really have it anyway good season, as he explained in an interview for the website Laureus.com. "They hope to have at least 15 races this year. So it will be very tense. If there are really 15 of them, a racer who wants to become a champion must have great talent, a lot of concentration, physical fitness and adaptation to different situations."And whoever becomes the champion in the end, he will be in the opinion Häkkinen won very high respect.
Because the shortened season will make this year's fight for the champion even more difficult, he believes Häkkinen. As the biggest challenger for the current champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be chasing his seventh title, world champion of the year 1998 in 1999 he sees his compatriot and teammate Hamilton Valtteria Bottas and a young racer Red Bulla Max Verstappen. "Valtteri is definitely on great alert. He has reached a very high physical and mental level to be determined to embark on this season. He showed great performances at the winter tests in Barcelona. Because of this, I am sure he will show amazing results."
The same is true for Max Verstappenwhich will, according to Hakkinen attacked with all his might. “Max will attack as always. He will take a lot of risks" so Finn, who asks himself the question: "Will the racers who have had such a long racing break be ready for all these games that Max will be doing?“In terms of the balance of power between the teams, Häkkinen vidi Mercedes Benz in Red Bull in front of others. In Classic Ferrari for sale? "I’m sure they’ll be there too, but will they be on the same level as Red Bull in Mercedes? I don't believe that," Ends Häkkinen.
