Mika Hakkinen

He raced just once for McLaren, in 1995 as a stand-in for the unwell Mika Hakkinen, had a full season with Stewart in 1997 and was then replaced after seven races in 1998. He scored just one point in 25 starts. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)  

Coton, who managed McLaren’s two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen and has known Hamilton since he was a boy, will accompany the 2008 world champion to every race this year, although Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment will continue to take overall charge ...  

The decision to appoint Mika Hakkinen’s former manager, Didier Coton, to help Lewis Hamilton out this year is intriguing for a number of reasons. For a start, it seems to me a clear admission that things were not working the way they were set ...  

Feb.9 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has a new day-to-day manager, British newspapers have revealed. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren MercedesPhoto by: xpb.cc As his on and off-track woes worsened last year, the 2008 world champion insisted he was happy with his management team headed by pop industry agent Simon Fuller. But Fuller's company, XIX Entertainment, has now appointed Didier Coton - the famous F1 driver manager who handled Mika Hakkinen's career...  

Coton has managed the careers of many drivers over the years, most notably double Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen, a good friend of 27-year-old Hamilton. The move by XIX signals owner Simon Fuller's intention to grow his interests in motorsport ...  

McLaren have used Mercedes engines since 1996. After winning world titles with Mika Hakkinen in 1998 and 1999, the partnership was strengthened the following year when parent company Daimler bought a 40 per cent stake in the McLaren Group. But with McLaren ...  

Mika Hakkinen and Jensen Button, two of Formula One’s most famous drivers, have teamed up in a new public service announcement against drunk driving, and they did it in one of the best ways they know how: massive burnouts. Yes, the two, who between them ...  

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As a teenager, while he charged towards F1 as GP2 champion six years ago, Rosberg's career was guided by his father, the tough 'Flying Finn' who once managed Mika Hakkinen. "His advice has always been important to me, but now he stays out of it completely ...  

Lastly, former Formula One greats Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard were in town hosted by Johnnie Walker and TW Steel respectively. Both F1 drivers are Mercedes-Benz brand ambassadors and car enthusiasts had a field day during their visit. For its ...  

Watkins, now 83, served as FIA medical delegate from 1978 to 2004, helping to improve safety as well as saving lives on the track, such as when Mika Hakkinen crashed heavily at Adelaide in 1995. A close friend of Ayrton Senna, Watkins was appointed ...  

Why not take it to the extreme and have 26 champions in the field? Get Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Hakkinen out there! What about Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost? The Champions Tour of F1 has a nice (Nurburg)ring to it, but it would be like watching the ...  

On a day when it was announced that Mika Hakkinen’s former manager, Didier Coton, has been sub-contracted by XIX Entertainment to help guide Hamilton, it emerged that the Briton faces being dragged back into a controversy he can well do without.  

Hamilton's management team XIX Entertainment have recruited Coton, who has previously worked with several racing drivers including former double world champion Mika Hakkinen. In the midst of a poor run of performances last year, Hamilton's ...  

The experienced manager has worked with several racing drivers, including former double world champion Mika Hakkinen, and will be helping the British driver along with XIX Entertainment.