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Hakkinen: Vettel's style a lot like Schumacher's

Mika Hakkinen fought against Michael Schumacher ferociously for the Formula One drivers championship for a number of years in the late 90s and early 2000s, and having seen Sebastian Vettel fight Lewis Hamilton in a similar way, the Finn believes the two Germans have a very similar style of driving. Speaking to Speedweek, Hakkinen said that Vettel's driving style bore resemblance with his compatriot's. "I first think of Sebastian’s driving style as unique, but the similarities to Michael are there," he said. "He always braked at the same point, always drove the same line, accelerated very sensitively, everything controlled. "It’s a very good, clear, clean and...
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