News Details
‘Secret negotiations' held for Mika-Schumi pairing in '99
Former Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug revealed that 'secret negotiations' took place to bring Michael Schumacher to McLaren, which would have seen him partner Mika Hakkinen at the team in 1999. The two were fierce World Championship rivals at the time, as Hakkinen had just beaten Schumacher in his Ferrari to the 1998 title, but still the attractive proposition of driving an Adrian Newey-designed car led to talks for Schumacher to join McLaren and create a super-team. The prospect of having the two greats competing in the same machinery would have been an enticing rivalry for fans, but the move never came to pass. Haug, who had known Schumacher – then a double World Champion...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Hakkinen expects Mercedes to come back: 'Weren't so...
Although Mercedes seemed to be at a great distance from Red Bull Racing...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Hakkinen sees new threat to Verstappen: 'Great to see...
The realisation that Max Verstappen' s chances of winning the...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Horner: Future F1 engine must bring back 'emotion and...
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says F1's next generation engine will...
4y ago from F1i.com
How close was Michael Schumacher to joining McLaren?
Article To news overview © Ferrari Former Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Vice...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Why Joan Mir wasn’t encouraged by Honda’s best...
No description available...
32m ago from Motorsport.com
Winners and losers from the MotoGP Spanish GP
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez: ‘I don’t have the answers’ to...
Alex Marquez admitted that he didn’t “have the answers” to explain...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Jorge Martin: It's down to the riders in Aprilia...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar to limit entries to those holding a charter
The NTT IndyCar Series has confirmed that future races will be limited to...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Tony Kanaan opens up on Lundgaard, Siegel contract...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O'Ward issues damning verdict on ‘Mario...
Pato O'Ward isn't chasing F1 any more after falling out of love with...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Oliver Solberg explains crash that ended WRC Canary...
No description available...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg crashes out of Rally Islas Canarias
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson have crashed out of Rally Islas...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Sebastien Ogier dominates Rally Islas Canarias
Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais headed a Toyota one-two-three-four in...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Canary Islands: Oliver Solberg crashes out of...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
From Spain: Arsenal closely monitoring 14 G/A star...
Arsenal are reportedly closely monitoring Real Madrid attacking midfielder...
52m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Premier League giants ready to launch move for Real...
Arsenal are reportedly planning a move to sign Endrick from Real Madrid....
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'Huge for Arsenal' – Wayne Rooney makes new...
Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney insists he's now backing...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Gary Neville predicts winner of Arsenal vs Atletico...
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has stated that Arsenal will be...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Former F1 winner labels Adrian Newey Aston Martin Team...
Former F1 race winner David Coulthard has... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
F1: Miami Grand Prix: Preview - Haas
We believe there's more to unlock and we had some... Read More »
42m ago from Pitpass.com
F1: Alonso not ready to retire
'I don't feel it is that time yet,' says two-time... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com
