Mika Hakkinen tips daughter to pursue F1 dream: “Very talented, a lot of power"

The F1 legend won the 1998 and 1998 championships with𓆉 McLaren but has floated the fantasy that another Hakkinen might one day line up on the grid.
“Hugo drove for six ye⛎ars,” Hakkinen told about ♛his son.
“But somehow he found it too stressful. School, driving – for him💙 they no longer fit together.
“If he started again today, maybe I would do ♔a few things differently.
“But now my 12-year-old daughter Ella drives, as does my 9-year-old son Daniel. ꦯ;
“Sh꧑e's very talented, really special, has a lot of power…”
Hakkinen was asked if he can see Ella eventually breakജing down barriers to race in Formula 1.
“I havওe to be very careful what I say now so that I don't build up pressure,” he answered.
“But racin🌃g today is looking for women, wants women.
“💝And she really loves racing. So I support her as best I can.
“Making it into Form�ꩲ�ula 1 one day is of course a very tough road.
“If she w𓆉ants to come here, she has to do everything, work very hard. Then she can do it.
“Of course I have experience of how to prepare for everything, up to how to win world championships. So I could help her to ♎a certain extent.
“But of course you have to see how it develops…”

Hakkinen has already seen his old riva⛦l Michael Schumacher’s son make it onto the F1 grid.
Mick Schumacher lost his Haas seat last year and is acting as Mercedes’ third driver while he plots a fu🌌ll-time comeback.
“It's generally very difficult for young drivers 🗹these days,” Hakk🍸inen said.
“Before, in my time, there were a lot more𓆉 tests, the drivers h🎃ad time to develop, technically, in cooperation with the team.
“Today there are prac🐼tically no more tests, you just sit in the simulato🀅r and are judged on it.
“It's very difficult for the young drivers to show that they are developing, getting really good.
“You re꧃ally have to bring all the different aspects together first.
“When I came to McLaren, the te🅷am gave me time to deve♑lop.
“Today you have to be successful the first time. I💫f not, you're out...
“That's why I think it's so important for the future who you ⛎work wi🍎th.”
Any advice for Mick?
“Brake later, accelerate earlier!”

James wasꦏ a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decad🌳e covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.