That West livery was the most beautiful livery ever.
@suggon6 жыл бұрын
Erik Heijden true
@TheBrass186 жыл бұрын
Fact!
@azynkron6 жыл бұрын
Fuck no. For McLaren it was the Marlboro with the dayglow white and the striking red. But, overall, it's definitely Lotus black with golden trim. Nothing will ever beat that.
@abdulabdanahib96174 жыл бұрын
John player special was the best
@thisisfaka4 жыл бұрын
BadTrip marlboro maybe had more years with mclaren but it will be remembered with the red car, and the west livery was beautiful I think west and vodafone mclaren were gorgeous cars
@mjonji12817 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2001, my parents named me after this legend. What an honour
@aye70aye7 жыл бұрын
That's brilliant - both my sons have McLaren driver middle names. my eldest in 1996 has Mika. He is still my all time favourite driver, love him.
@mjonji12817 жыл бұрын
! yay :D
@chaoticneutral3937 жыл бұрын
Mika Kusuma well pretty sure Mika Thambayong will felt honoured too then
@denisrahardja30126 жыл бұрын
keren
@mmikafm6 жыл бұрын
I was born in 99. My father wanted to named me after the world champion of the year i was born. And i'm glad Mika was the champion.
@eltano067 жыл бұрын
this dude doesnt age at all
@jeanuthenext7 жыл бұрын
eltano06 Yeah, the glasses are the only difference I see here.
@kebeiwjwgseywgw55907 жыл бұрын
eltano06 like every finn
@Mr_Seppo6 жыл бұрын
ty
@tyynymyy77706 жыл бұрын
GlacialWolf+ Not every Finn ages so well. Another former F1 driver Mika Salo looks a lot older than Häkkinen, even though he's just two years older. However, my mother is in her mid-forties and she looks pretty much the same she did in her twenties. I'm actually rather curious when she'll transform into a granny. I mean, isn't that what you're supposed to do when you get old? I don't understand how she can get away with disobeying the laws of nature.
@TheBrass186 жыл бұрын
Taking baths in -40C temperature helps AF.
@crusherbmx6 жыл бұрын
"failing is easy, but to do the things right, that is challenging" - so Finnish
@TammoKis6 жыл бұрын
It takes some SISU to learn too ?
@azynkron6 жыл бұрын
He could teach their icehockey team a thing or two. They have succeeded in failing like champions.
@IdegAllat7 жыл бұрын
I've always been a Schumacher fan, but i respect his talent, his passion to racing. I have to thank You also those great memories Mika, You were the best opponent to Michael, You really pushed him to the limit like no one else.
@ricman22597 жыл бұрын
Attila Gábor what about alonso
@ciaronsmith49957 жыл бұрын
Alonso was a joke compared to Mika. Even Kimi and MSC in their prime could beat him.
@ricman22597 жыл бұрын
Ciaron Smith really Kimi,🤣🤣🤣 dont make me laugh here,Alonso is skilled enough to beat Kimi i mean look at when they were at Ferrari
@ciaronsmith49957 жыл бұрын
Please dont make me laugh. Modern Kimi is not happy with the regulations and not the real Kimi. The Kimi I mean is 2003-2007 Kimi at McLaren. Also Michael. Alonso would have no chance. Its obvious. Beating Old Kimi is not much to write home about.
@ricman22597 жыл бұрын
Ciaron Smith excuses excuses,Kimi is no good anymore he should retire after 2018
@tietokone87967 жыл бұрын
Video involving mika = instant upvote
@turboboy19837 жыл бұрын
The only driver that Schumacher admitted be afraid of... The Flying Finn
@jaskajokunen87333 жыл бұрын
Senna was afraid too. Thats why he chance the team :D
@keithlambert45893 жыл бұрын
The original flying fin.. only mika.. not.. bot tas
@AOzzyR20003 жыл бұрын
@@jaskajokunen8733 I’m not so sure about that. He has probably changed the team because he wanted a new challenge.
@coolkanchu95982 жыл бұрын
@@keithlambert4589 Yup but u forget something. There's two flying fins Mika & Kimi 👻
@BlueCJ7 жыл бұрын
What a star Mika is
@ArjanFFP7 жыл бұрын
still is
@s.silverchucks7 жыл бұрын
Mister Dedication and ever will be
@starkiller86667 жыл бұрын
What a legend
@PolosLatinos7 жыл бұрын
I always liked Häkkinen. He was a talented driver, and at the same time he was not the "bling-bling" kind of guy, he was humble. However, he also had his funny moments. I remember he was often rearranging his hair during interviews because of the wind 😂😂😂 The funniest part was when after he managed to arrange his hair properly, suddenly the wind became so strong his hair was on his eyes 😂😂😂
@attiladezso85087 жыл бұрын
I'm continously being surprised how Mika says more during these interviews than during his entire F1 career.
5 жыл бұрын
finns babble more when they get older
@709mash4 жыл бұрын
@ and in Kimi's case, get a few beers in him and he'll chat for hours lol.
@4lifebloods3 жыл бұрын
@@709mash you know kimi don't even talk lol.
@snxc16273 жыл бұрын
@@4lifebloods Alcohol is the key that unlocks his hidden chatty side
@nakkieki2 жыл бұрын
"Yes"
@ForeverPurpleNGold7 жыл бұрын
The guy that made me love McLaren, sorry Aryton, I wasn't born when you raced
@MrCatseyes017 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for you. You missed out on some of the greatest drivers , prost, Mansell, piquet and of course the Jedi master himself aryton senna .good thing for youtupe, so you kids can history .....
@ForeverPurpleNGold7 жыл бұрын
And when Lewis left he broke my heart, McLaren have been finishing around 10th since he left. I am dying for McLaren to take on a deal with Renault
@lunasilvermoon22837 жыл бұрын
Mclaren take a deal on Renault, but i wouldn't mind if they stuck with Honda, you mentioned you missed Ayrton but when he drove it WAS Mclaren-Honda. with a V6 turbo engine, just like they have now. and they have been competing with Toyota and Nissan with their road-going hybrids. so it really baffles me that Honda can't seem to get a grip on 2 area's in which they have a ton of experience.. the V6 engine they had put in the old Honda NSX which Senna himself had tested around suzuka in 1990. and almost 20 years of experience with hybrids.. starting with the Honda Insight , which they launched to compete against the Prius back in the late 90's.. strange idea here.. what about Nissan for engine supplier? their V6 they put in the Skylines are legend.. and as said together with Toyota and Honda.. one of the leaders in electric/hybrid cars.. so in terms of technology it doesn't sound to strange to me, eventhough the name itself ''Nissan'' isn't really associating itself with Formula 1
@ForeverPurpleNGold7 жыл бұрын
As you said it was 20 years ago, engines were nowhere near as powerful as they are now. Collaboration needs to work both ways. All I see is Honda being in F1 McLaren with all their resources on the rest of the car can do nothing because of an underperforming engine
@lunasilvermoon22837 жыл бұрын
Yes, but again.. the Mclaren-Honda Ayrton Senna won world championship in was a V6 turbo charged engine with 1200 frekkin horsepower. they have build powerful powerplants in the past and they really need to find out what that magic link is they are missing this time. under another video i commented that perhaps honda needs to hire new engineers. perhaps young ones who just been off college. they might not have the experience but they are schooled and perhaps when they look at the data and everything they might see what the current engineers do not. Square Enix, a japanese gaming company did the same when one of their games was extremely poor and below standards.. they put a different team-leader on it who had different visions and now the game is back in business.
@DennisBerkhout17 жыл бұрын
I think Mika would be a good choice to lead McLaren. He knows from his glory days at this team how it should perform at all levels so I'm sure he is very much qualified to get McLaren back to form.
@HockeyfanCaps4 жыл бұрын
Dennis Berkhout He’s working for Mercedes I think
@MichaelJCHANG-rg5nx7 жыл бұрын
Mika is a true "good-old-days" F1 racer. Look what they've done to our F1 now. I admire Mika for those pure and glory racing days.
@demerjr80977 жыл бұрын
THe most likeable pilot ever, great human
@azaz911c7 жыл бұрын
Mika Hakkinen is such a class act. Note how he recognizes the importance of team work to success.
@theeverlastinggaze23797 жыл бұрын
I miss seeing Mika and Michael battling each other on track... Hats off to you champion Schumacher and Ferrari fan
@string_t7 жыл бұрын
I came here as a HUGE Ferrari fan and after hearing Mika's story, I became teary. Sad Honda had to be with McLaren. Let's go McLaren!
@alexotero71057 жыл бұрын
Wow what an incredible interview
@f1exyu1696 жыл бұрын
He was my hero when I was a kid, and he still is. He is the reason, why I love F1 so much, and why I love McLaren so much. West livery, getting up in the middle of the night just to watch FP, it was awesome. God bless you Mika.
@pbplss22487 жыл бұрын
When i was a little kid my father and I supported Schumacher's Ferrari. We were blind-eyed Ferrari's fans. As I grew up I realized Mika was the best driver at that time, and I (me and my father) failed to see that. Now I'm 25 and I love him. Apart from Senna, he's the best driver I have ever seen. Only admiration and respect to you, Mika. Please help bring back the old Mclaren winning feel
@brojett12364 жыл бұрын
Mika Häkkinen is an absolute beast and one of my favourite drivers of all time. He was such a good and fair racing driver which is something that not a lot of drivers have nowadays. He is so talented and he is full of words of wisdom. When Häkkinen speaks... you listen 😊
@brendanmccallion23507 жыл бұрын
An absolute gent. I reached out to him on Twitter to wish my older brother a happy birthday, and he did! We were such fans of the Mika and Schumi rivalry. Great years.
@3XICS7 жыл бұрын
Brendan McCallion that's so cool.
@OpinionatedMonk3 жыл бұрын
what an articulate, intelligent, thoughtful man. We could all learn so much just by sitting down, and quietly contemplating anything he has to say.
@ConorKelly7 жыл бұрын
Mika is the best. My favourite driver in F1 of all time. I think the '98 car was nicest looking F1 car of all time.MP4 13
@dextercastor39657 жыл бұрын
I'll support mclaren because Mika told me to
@marcmalha7 жыл бұрын
Hakkinen for president!
@takistsiattalos28534 жыл бұрын
A real fighter.Thanks Mika for all beautiful moments!
@azaz911c7 жыл бұрын
3:12 a very interesting comment from a champion. He says a good year is learning how to succeed; he did not say succeeding.
@remyzandbergen43767 жыл бұрын
great to see him again, my f1 hero back in the days.
@azaz911c7 жыл бұрын
The Flying Finn looking great at age 48!
@strzepo7 жыл бұрын
We have supported, we support and we will support! Lets go MCLAREN!!!
@TheRealGrant7 жыл бұрын
The Michael.
@userjlj6 жыл бұрын
RESPECT to mika from a schumi fan, i hated this guy when i watched him back then battling with schumi.. nice words of wisdom from one of the greats of F1..
@heliumtrophy7 жыл бұрын
Whenever Mika is interviewed I get this uncontrollable wave of nostalgia for that era of F1. Admittedly I was more of a Schumacher fan but Mika was great. It's kinda sad that at the moment McLaren are trading on their past successes at the moment but still it's always great to see Mika.
@Sonu6667 жыл бұрын
shame on me for not supporting Mika during the late 90s....didn't knew much back then!! guy pushed to the limit and beat The Michael! amazing salute you LEGEND 😎😎😎
@Kimppikoo7 жыл бұрын
Mika Häkkinen
@andrewthemorley6 жыл бұрын
Mika was my introduction to F1, and I still remember watching my first F1 race in '99 at six years old. I never really liked the colour red, and I loved the way Hakkinen drove, even then. I have sketches I did of the 2000 car as a 7-year-old, and I kept on drawing cars right through high-school - I always wanted to study Industrial Design at Uni, basically because of F1, but ended up in graphic design instead. F1 definitely changed my life, and it all started when I saw Hakkinen bringing it against Schumacher.
@detonator211211 ай бұрын
First it was Senna vs Prost. Then Hakkinen vs Schumacher. Then Kimi/Alonso vs Schumacher. Those were great rivalries. Great times and that's when F1 was way more interesting than it is today.
@andrewbentley8493 жыл бұрын
We were watching Formula One when choosing a name for our son. I'm so pleased we named him after this legend.
@tundraotto7 жыл бұрын
Class Act. Proud of him for Finland.
@daviteles70853 жыл бұрын
Mika is a gentleman and should receive the title of "Sir MIKA HAKKINEN.Always a lot gentle, educated and principally respectful. Ladies and gentleman, 'Sir. MIKA HAKKINEN'.
@TheWolvesCurse7 жыл бұрын
i have always been a mclaren fan and always will be. not just because of F1 but because of their incredible roadcars too. sometimes you run out of luck, like now with the failing engines, but that's temporarily and for the coming season i hope to see their cars making it to the chequered flag and their drivers (who ever it may be then) on the podium. greetings from a fan from germany.
@MP-ct8mo7 жыл бұрын
mika - always a class act
@RA-lh9uh4 жыл бұрын
i was his fan when i was a kid. best thing was visiting my father during the weekend and watch races with him. i wish i could go back in time when i could get allong with my father. so strange and sad now when i look back. but it was nice and will always be a great memory watching races and cheer for Mika with my father. after he left i was Schumi fan cuz there was no one close to this 2 legends. thank you Mika for all the great memories
@anniewhittenham80916 жыл бұрын
Been watching and loving F1 for most of my life. I started watching regularly with my dad as a kid in 1986 when I was 8, and after over 30 years Mika is still one of my all time favourites. Still got that wonderful Finnish sisu, Mika! 🏁👍
@joeshelton10774 жыл бұрын
Although I'm a Ferrari fan, but McLaren is a winning constructor team too. But Mika Hakkinnen is two things, the greatest driver, & the greatest champion. Mika "The Flying Finn" Hakkinnen, you are the greatest!
@craigw13797 жыл бұрын
Mika seems very humble and honest, great to listen to!
@michaeljamieson35827 жыл бұрын
Love this team, I was always a Williams guy until they ditched DC and McLaren picked him. I've been a McLaren fan ever since. They're really down at the moment, but I have no doubts of their capacity to climb back up to the top.
@petertromp87866 жыл бұрын
Mika personifies the perfect lap for me like almost no other driver. As Martin Brundle said at the time (late 90s, early 2000s), Mika more than anyone else at the time (and perhaps even before) used to be able to ring all the bells on his best qualifying laps: that is to say he would max all three sectors on his best lap. That is incredibly difficult to do when you're competing against an almost psychopath-level competitive guy like Michael. Their qualifying session at Suzuka 2000 remains my favorite qualifying session of all time - two masterful, yet very different racers, pushing each other to the absolute limit on one of the greatest tracks of all time, before it was butchered An underrated legend who had the absolute most beautiful driving style of all. To see what made Mika's style so special, just watch the qualifying sessions of the 1999 and 2000 Austrian Grand Prix at the A1 Ring. No one could touch Mika in that last corner. My favorite sportsman of all time, and I've obsessed over many different sports.
@MrShadowofthewind6 жыл бұрын
This man is always so in control, calculated, great charisma !
@blacktoothfox6773 жыл бұрын
so, so glad it's starting to come together again for my favourite team
@Balnazzardi3 жыл бұрын
Im glad to see McLaren be constantly on good points as well. But the hardest thing for them is to get back to the very front. I hope budget limit/roof new cars and regulation changes for next year give them that opportunity
@saimonieminen34107 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to listen to the Mika.
@jlkartvideos98874 жыл бұрын
The Driver who first developed car many years and then won Schumacher and also Senna in qualify. Best finnish f1 driver.
@jaymenlowe46256 жыл бұрын
It’s good to se these legends lingering around the pit lane at their old garages
@jonasty19847 жыл бұрын
I began looking f1 in 99, instant fan of Mika, i miss those days
@nickdeluna86816 жыл бұрын
You know what Mika, I'll support McLaren and you. Because I've got a racing nickname, " The Flying Rocket" and one half of the name came from you since you are The Flying Finn. The other half is how when I play video games, ride in fast race cars, and drive fast on karts for years like a rocket. That's how I came up the name, "The Flying Rocket". Mika your actually one of my favorite race car drivers ever! From your friend at Indiana in the USA Nick Deluna.
@ArjanFFP7 жыл бұрын
Mika is the best
@rafaelponciano8856 жыл бұрын
Mister Dedication Airton Senna the best
@majcek2076 жыл бұрын
My hero! The best driver, and reason why I am watching formula 1 for 19 years..
@formatique_arschloch4 жыл бұрын
100% humble gentleman. As always.
@theflyingfinn087 жыл бұрын
Mika is love, Mika is life...
@SkarnDeBrax7 жыл бұрын
I continue to love this guy ;-)
@armandogarza48216 жыл бұрын
The best and most honorable rivalry in F1 ever was M Schumacher and M Hakkinen. They were so class and real gentleman one to another
@RedC2207 жыл бұрын
Love Mika, really nice guy and quite verbose for the average Fin! (see Kimi:-)). A genuinely underrated driver in F1, he was quite exceptional.
@UCZ155 жыл бұрын
An eloquent and compassionate champion
@j-psalmi80397 жыл бұрын
Nice, i always like watching Dave Mustaine interviews
@derimik15 Жыл бұрын
Mika is even faster than time. Good to see a living legend ageing so barely.
@TheGnfnrs6 жыл бұрын
Mika i miss you in F1. You are a great Guy!!
@alexotero71057 жыл бұрын
It's awesome to hear a World Champion speak like Mika
@al25778916 жыл бұрын
Mika is legend! Everyone should listen what he has to say. Everyone will learn something from him. He's like yoda of motor racing.
@plainbagel91927 жыл бұрын
"All the cars were great.....except this piece of trash Alonso has to drive"
@seavixen1257 жыл бұрын
I think your thinking of the engine
@RaphaelLeite7 жыл бұрын
the car itself is great, the really trash thing is the engine. They have a very good chassis and tech, the engine (specially the recovery energy part) is the problem.
@jaskajokunen87333 жыл бұрын
Lotus wasnt great, it was horrible
@knowlesy39155 жыл бұрын
Joe Ramirez & Mikka. 2 of the nicest people in F1.
@jonnies3 жыл бұрын
A great company man 👍 God bless him
@r0N1n_SD5 жыл бұрын
I just wish for one last time I get to see Mika and Michel together driving and having fun
@fahim89857 жыл бұрын
Nice words! "Let's win together!"
@youbidoubidou7 жыл бұрын
Cheezy part of the interview.
@supertrooper43533 жыл бұрын
1993: outqualified The Senna 2000: overtook The Michael
@botecof17 жыл бұрын
MIKA, HOMÃO DA PORRA!
@TheLuizinho167 жыл бұрын
BOTECO F1 Hahaha vocês por aqui!!
@mauritsheesbeen92117 жыл бұрын
My favorite driver now, is max Verstappen. My big favorite is still Mika! The flying Fin
@nitinkanals50875 жыл бұрын
The legend himself.
@Juzgames6 жыл бұрын
Imagine mika and kimi had the chance to be team mates !
@BingohTV3 жыл бұрын
The coolest guy in formula 1.. he looks the same as i watched him 20 years ago competing with michael schumacher
@juliorosa28466 жыл бұрын
My childhood hero.
@ccanaves7 жыл бұрын
Mika talks like a priest :D He's so likeable.
@toddventura71912 жыл бұрын
"Flat-out" - my favorite saying of his.
@hooligan10174 жыл бұрын
Such a great champion
@NxDoyle7 жыл бұрын
When I think of McLaren in 1993, the first name that comes to mind is not Senna or Hakkinen, but Andretti. I've only recently read that Michael felt done over by McLaren, Ron Dennis specifically, and I've even read bits in which Marco Andretti slags off McLaren, for some reason, family loyalty I suppose. There may be some revisionism going on around McLaren in 1993, I don't know. What I _do_ know is how that season played out, with Williams a world ahead of its rivals in terms of technology, and Senna and Hakkinen (when his turn came) knuckling down and 'grinding out' as they say the best performances they could. Like Ayrton at Donington. All I remember of Michael Andretti's year is failure. A Formula One driver went to Indy, an Indy driver came to F1. The Indy driver failed in F1, the F1 driver won the Indy championship. That's the kind of stuff I remember.
@Brad-il9mw6 жыл бұрын
Mika is a racer. We need a few more racers today!
@sushantguha4077 жыл бұрын
0:13 Mika: Yes, and my car was much faster than what you have now.
@petesweeper29397 жыл бұрын
the solution is to get rid of honda engine
@mitchelmaxd7 жыл бұрын
Pete Sweeper and replace it with a ____ engine.
@petesweeper29397 жыл бұрын
And replace it with an every other engine. That's the easiest solution at the moment if they want to perform at least decent
@JollyRogers1027 жыл бұрын
Pete Sweeper I have a Toaster here, will it do?
@petesweeper29397 жыл бұрын
Try it for yourself than tell us
@MrCatseyes017 жыл бұрын
Pete Sweeper yeh , let's use the engine you made instead ....
@silvioapires4 жыл бұрын
What a guy!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@jv09954 жыл бұрын
Usa gp in 2000 was the breaking point for mika and mclaren
@MrCatseyes017 жыл бұрын
Go go go ...make mclaren great again
@arnoldhiedler59017 жыл бұрын
I have never ever seen such a microphone haha. Hakkinen legend btw!
@murti945 жыл бұрын
Mika and Nando in 2020-2021 would be savage
@banortwi7 жыл бұрын
Such a nice guy he is
@saravananv93757 жыл бұрын
Go McLAREN RENAULT !
@iliana_b7 жыл бұрын
such a gentleman
@1988Carlsberg6 жыл бұрын
I loved Hakkinen, the flying Finn! In Qualifying he was mega. I used to think as a kid how the hell os he that much faster than DC!