Mika Häkkinen returned to the Spanish Grand Prix, contested last weekend in Barcelona, and the disappointment felt by Valtteri Bottas, who appeared resigned on Sunday evening and declared to see the championship take off, after only six races contested in the 2020 F1 season.
“It’s easy to see why Valtteri Bottas was disappointed after the race” explique Häkkinen. “He started from the front row, he didn’t have a good start and was then passed by Lance Stroll at the first corner. It is always frustrating to lose places at the start, but the difficulty of overtaking in Barcelona forced Valtteri working hard to reclaim that position and move closer to Max for second place. “
“Although Valtteri was faster than Max [Verstappen], overtaking was not possible without the right strategy in the pits, but Red Bull reacted to this and defended perfectly. Mercedes’ decision to give Valtteri a set of soft tires to try and attack turned out to be the wrong way forward, as Lewis showed when he chose to use a set of medium tires for his last stint. “
Häkkinen notes that records continue to be broken by Lewis Hamilton, while that of Michael Schumacher’s 91 wins is close to being broken: “A few records were broken on Sunday: Lewis climbed to his 156th podium, beating the previous total set by my old rival Michael Schumacher.”
“Many of us thought Michael’s records would never be achieved, but with so many races each year and the best cars achieving near-perfect reliability, we will continue to see new records set. They will have to be broken. by the younger generation. “
Häkkinen noted another statistic, which will soon see him lose a place in another ranking: “Valtteri’s podium was his 50th, it’s a very good result that puts him only one unit behind me, so I expect to see him surpass that in September.”
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