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Hakkinen: I was wrong to criticise Verstappen
Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen has admitted he was wrong to criticise Max Verstappen for coming into Formula 1 at too young an age. Hakkinen claimed that Verstappen was not suitably prepared for his 2015 debut season with Scuderia Toro Rosso, and said at the time: “I would never let a driver as young as that race in F1.” But since Verstappen has proved himself in F1, and become the youngest-ever Grand Prix winner, Hakkinen is now happy to admit he was wrong. “I criticised him personally when he was entering Formula 1, thinking he was too young,” said Hakkinen, speaking at an event in Assen today. “But I was really happy I was wrong, and it has strengthened my...
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