Hakkinen to test for McLaren in Spain this week
Quote selected text Published November 28th, 2006 in Main
1998 and 1999 World Champion Mika Hakkinen will test a McLaren Mercedes when the winter period kicks off at Circuit de Catalunya this week, according to newspaper reports in Spain.
The 38-year-old Finn left Formula One in 2001, but returned last year to the DTM touring car series and has in recent days been doing laps in the Woking based team’s computer simulator.
Ron Dennis admitted this week that Hakkinen is ‘keen to contribute’ to McLaren’s F1 programme.
The Team Principal added: “On the basis that Kimi (Raikkonen) and Juan Pablo Montoya not being available and not being appropriate to the work we are doing for next year, Mika can evaluate some of the things we are developing and bringing to the car.”
Spain’s Diario As contends that McLaren ‘intend to take advantage of (Hakkinen’s) experience with Bridgestone tyres’ at the test.
The newspaper did not say on which of the three days in Barcelona Hakkinen would test.
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