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

The F1 legend won the 1998 and 199🌟8 championships with McLaren but has floated the fantasy ꦓthat another Hakkinen might one day line up on the grid.
“Hugo drove for six years,” Hakkinen told about hiꦜs 🍸son.
“But somehow he 🃏found it too stressful. School, driving – for him they no longe𓆉r fit together.
“If he started again today, maybe I would do a few things differently.&n൲bsp;
“But n⭕ow my 12-year-old daughter Ella ไdrives, as does my 9-year-old son Daniel.
“She'🍒s very talented, really special, has a lot of power…”
Hakkinen was asked if 🦹he can see Ella 𒉰eventually breaking down barriers to race in Formula 1.
“I have to be very careful what I say now so that I don't build up🔯 pressure,ও” he answered.
“But racing 𝔍today is looking for women, wants wo🍃men.
“And she really loves racing. So I support her as best I can.&ಌnbsp;
“Making it into Formula 1 one day is of course a veཧry tough road.
“If she wants 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 wo𒈔rld champi𝔉onships. So I could help her to a certain extent.
“But of course you have to see how it develops…”

Hakkin🦋en has already seen his old rival Michael Schumacher’s son make🀅 it onto the F1 grid.
Mick Schumacher lost his Haas seaꦜt last year and is acting as Mercedes’ third driver while he plots a full-time comeback.
“It's generally very diffic🔯ult for young drivers these days,” Hakkinen ღsaid.
“Before, in my time, thꦗere were a lot more tests, the drivers had time to develop, technically, in cooperatioﷺn with the team.
“Today there are practically no more tests, you just sit in the simulator and are judged on🐻 it.
“It's very difficult for the young drivers to show that they are developing, getting really good.
“You real🏅ly have to bring all the differ💛ent aspects together first.
“When I 🍃came to McLaren, the team gave me time to develop. 𓆏;
“Today you have to be successful the first time. If no𓃲t, 🐼you're out...
“That's why I think it's so important f𝔉or the future who you work with.”
Any advice for Mick?
“Brake later, accelerate earlier!”

Jaꦯmes w🍰as a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.