Was Hakkinen faster than Senna?

Was Hakkinen faster than Senna?

In Friday’s first qualifying session at Estoril, Hakkinen announced his arrival by lapping 0.002s slower than Senna, then trumped that by beating the three-time champion by 0.048s on Saturday.

What happened to f1 driver Senna?

On 1 May 1994, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna was killed after his car crashed into a concrete barrier while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy.

Was Mika Hakkinen fast?

Hakkinen is rightly spoken of as a popular champion. He was incredibly quick and often delivered single-lap efforts which beggared belief, a fact exemplified by him featuring in the top 10 all-time lists for pole positions and fastest laps.

Who does Mika Hakkinen manage?

The 1998 and 1999 Formula 1 world champion with team McLaren Mercedes, Mika Hakkinen has embarked on a new career as a driver manager. The 40-year-old Finn, who retired as a McLaren race driver in 2001, is now part of the Monaco based Aces Group, which is run by his own long-time manager Didier Coton.

Are Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher friends?

Now 61 and working as a pundit for Sky Sports, Hill admits he and Schumacher were hardly the best of friends, but feels he saw a different side to the legend being portrayed in the Netflix-distributed documentary released in September.

When was the last F1 death?

Bianchi was the first Formula One driver to die as a result of an F1 racing accident since Ayrton Senna’s death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix….Jules Bianchi.

Was Mika Hakkinen faster than Schumacher?

“Mika was very fast, and this situation I think made Michael two seconds faster.” But still he wasn’t quite fast enough. On the first day of qualifying in Macau, Schumacher lapped 0.38s quicker than Otto Rensing’s 1989 pole time… but he was 1.12s slower than the extraordinary Hakkinen.

What age is Mika Hakkinen?

53 years (September 28, 1968)Mika Häkkinen / Age