Any Mika Hakkinen fans here?
I had never followed F1 until 1998 when in between the 24 hours of Le Mans I watched qualifying for what I think was the Canadian GP. Up till this point I had never seen cars that could corner this fast, or brake so late. I was simply amazed. It just so happened that the first car I saw was the Flying Finn. We know that the McLarens were the dominant car this year if not perhaps the following year but I loved watching Mika from that day on.
Before this turns into a Schumacher vs. Hakkinen post know that this is not my intent. While I can definitely appreciate Schumi for his talent, I never liked his win at all costs mentality. Mika had class and balls of steel. Their battles were great to watch and I was lucky enough to be at Indy for his last win in 2001. His last season in F1 wasn't the best, nor was his DTM effort but I still miss seing him race.
Remember SPA 2000?
