Mika Hakinnen, two time world champion whom Michael Schumacher once described as a driver he respected and enjoyed racing with is back into Formula 1. Not as a race driver but as a test driver. A press release from McLaren Mercedes racing team says that Mika will take over from Pedro DeLa Rosa from the 30th of Nov 2006. Nevermind that Mika is not back on the competitive racing track. The feedback he can give as a test driver should help fine tune things up in the McLaren Formula 1 team. After the departure of Adrian Newey (aerodynamics) McLaren seem to have lost an edge they used to have in car design.
I for one would love to read about Mika's lap timings and test results from now on. The car must have changed from how it was in 2001. The last race Mika drove was the Japanese GP in 2001. Welcome back Mika Hakkinen. Now why am I hoping he'll start racing sometime soon?
