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Hakkinen rejoins McLaren in partner ambassador role

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen has rejoined the McLaren Formula 1 team in a 'partner ambassador' role, it has been announced. The 48-year-old Finn, who competed in 130 grands prix with the Woking-based squad between 1993 and 2001, will work alongside executive director Zak Brown and the team's marketing staff, dealing with partners. Hakkinen, a world champion with McLaren in 1998 and 1999, will also work with McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt. "I've always considered McLaren to be my home in Formula 1, and I still have an enormous place in my heart for everyone in the team," said the Finn, a 20-time grand prix winner. "Of course, the past few years for...
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