Häkkinen: “Mercedes will no longer be able to take its dominance for granted”

Always an informed observer of the F1, Mika Hakkinen expects to see a more competitive second half of the year between the three big teams Mercedes, Ferrari et Red Bull.

In his column for Unibet, the Finn believes that the two rounds to come after the summer break, Spa in Belgium and Monza in Italy, should allow Ferrari to aim for victory, an opinion agreeing with that of Ross Brawn, Motor Sports director of Liberty Media.

“Their straight-line speed will count, but it's clear their car is simply not competitive from race to race, analyze old driver McLaren. Not only were they unable to beat Mercedes, but they are now behind the Red Bull Honda tandem in terms of performance. »

Häkkinen also sees the Mercedes team being forced to continue its efforts in view of the progress of Milton Keynes and Sakura. “The second part of the championship should be quite different from the first, specifies the Finn.

I expect Ferrari to pull out all the stops to win at Spa and Monza, but Red Bull and Honda will also continue to develop their car and Mercedes will no longer be able to take their dominance for granted.

We just had four really exciting races and I really think we have a lot more to come. »

Mika Häkkinen will return to the wheel in two weeks, lining up at the start of the Suzuka 10 Hours in the Intercontinental GT Challenge… at the wheel of a McLaren 720S GT3 of course.