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Two-time F1 champion Mika Häkkinen says if he looks “to the long-term to give the best possible chance for the team” he doesn’t think Max Verstappen would me a good team-mate with him.
Mika Häkkinen’s former McLaren team-mate David Coulthard asked the two-time champion who he would prefer to have as his team-mate – Lewis Hamilton of Max Verstappen?
Mika picked Lewis and explained exactly why.
“To get the success for yourself and for the team and for your teammate, you need teamwork,” the Finn said.
“So you have to look not only about the ability, how quick the driver is, how good technically he is, but also look at who is the best team player.
“What kind of teammate can work with mechanics, can work with engineers, designers, the marketing, the media.
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“You need this package from your teammate for creating a success for the team.
“If I would have to now decide who it would be, I would probably take Lewis. He has such a lot of experience in all the aspects. So I would learn at the same time. He’s super quick.
“So, I think he would be a very interesting teammate. Max would be, of course, very quick like Lewis. There’s no question about that again.
“But if I would look to the long-term to give the best possible chance for the team, I don’t think it would be a good one with me.
“Maybe with other drivers, good, but probably not with me,” Häkkinen concluded.
