Mika Häkkinen's strange feedback technique

"He was just as good as Senna, if not better!"

In the latest episode of our Engineering the Greats podcast - in association with Scalextric - Dick Bennetts reveals how Mika Häkkinen flew onto the scene in F3! 👆

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[magicofshootingstar]

I think it was Adrian Newey who said in some interview that mechanics couldn't understand Mikas feedback after driving. So he ended up just talking and talking with him after races and testing and finally understood that actually he gave very detailed descriptions of what's wrong with the car and how it feels in certain places etc. He just described it so differently than others that it took a while to understand. But when they finally understood him, it actually helped a lot with bettering the car.

[TheKestevon]

That's why Schumacher said Mika was his best competitor. Mika in his best was at Senna's level

[carloseduardo-pkeq]

My man's started a war by saying that

[gseric]

It takes that amount of talent to beat the greatest F1 pilot of all-time....twice. But Ayrton still has more championships to his name. It comes to show just how crucial communication/feedback to your team really is. Mika is one of my favorite F1 pilots ever. One of the cleanest drivers ever, along with some of the best race craft.

[speedmann]

Mika may of out qualified senna on debut, but senna out qualified mika following two, and dominated him all 3 races

[vepvik]

If U can't articulate a car's/track peculiarities, then one has a weakness.

[jpaulotv]

Mika the equal of Ayrton? Lol good joke mate!