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Old 26 May 2004, 18:03 (Ref:984194)   #26
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Nah... Patrese tested the 96 WIlliams when he was 40 something... doesnt mean he is going to return!!!

i think Mika generally has lost motivation in f1 and i cant see him coming back...
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Old 26 May 2004, 18:17 (Ref:984210)   #27
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I know this is radical, but I'm going to beleive Mika when he says he doesn't want to come back.

I here Damon has no interest in making a comeback - he is surely the next to be linked.
What about Nigel Mansell? Did he ever actually formally retire?
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Old 26 May 2004, 19:32 (Ref:984277)   #28
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I AM investigating it; I have a vested interest, remember?

Edit: This is really surreal you know. I think all my "00th" (100, 200, 300 etc...) posts have been about Mika
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Old 26 May 2004, 20:09 (Ref:984327)   #29
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Old 26 May 2004, 20:14 (Ref:984337)   #30
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Nah... Patrese tested the 96 WIlliams when he was 40 something... doesnt mean he is going to return!!!

i think Mika generally has lost motivation in f1 and i cant see him coming back...
And Patrese was still fast too! His time in bad conditions would have put him on the 3rd row for the British Gp earlier that year.
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Old 26 May 2004, 20:17 (Ref:984347)   #31
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What about Nigel Mansell? Did he ever actually formally retire?
No he didn't. I hear he is on the C-list and may test if they can make a seat big enough to fit him.
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Old 26 May 2004, 20:25 (Ref:984359)   #32
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I think Mika has a strong possibility of returning. Why? Most drivers move on to business activities, other interests, challenges, etc. and they are usually fairly content without F1. Mika though is not one of the brightest bulbs around and I think he'll be back racing in some capacity because that's all he knows.

I didn't know Mika still had a contract with Mclaren. I know he had a ambassador job with Mercedes but thats all.

I hope he finally figured out how to hook the phone up in his Monaco apartment
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Old 26 May 2004, 20:29 (Ref:984365)   #33
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Well, Lauda made a comeback after a similar length of time out.......you never know. But unlikely is my guess, as I say.
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Old 26 May 2004, 20:37 (Ref:984372)   #34
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I will wait for Suzy's investigation... I know she'll have something for us !
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Old 26 May 2004, 21:13 (Ref:984412)   #35
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No he didn't. I hear he is on the C-list and may test if they can make a seat big enough to fit him.
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Old 27 May 2004, 02:10 (Ref:984610)   #36
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Old 27 May 2004, 06:29 (Ref:984715)   #37
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No he didn't. I hear he is on the C-list and may test if they can make a seat big enough to fit him.
Quick, someone tell Ron Dennis! Oops...
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Old 27 May 2004, 08:12 (Ref:984793)   #38
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As expected, Suzy's been on the case.

According to one of Mika's friends (yes, I do know who but I won't name him), "If Williams had a fishing team, I suppose he might consider joining that, but I don't think we need to worry too much about him in Formula 1 again."
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Old 27 May 2004, 09:57 (Ref:984893)   #39
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And the 10-minute edit rule means I have to double-post to say that Keke is now stirring things up a bit by saying "I've heard that Mika is planning a comeback to F1."

Of course he could just be referring to the fact that he's heard all the rumours.
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Old 27 May 2004, 10:34 (Ref:984929)   #40
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Heck , I tested for Williams last week.But when I asked where the groceries go, they showed me the door...
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Old 27 May 2004, 12:37 (Ref:985047)   #41
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Mika also did the Mille Miglia retrospective recently too. He came 229th (or something) in a Merc. Great stuff, sounds like he is having fun.
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Old 27 May 2004, 12:42 (Ref:985054)   #42
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He's doing what he wants to do at the moment which is compete in some races where the pressure is not on him to win. He's done the Arctic rally twice and did the Mille Miglia with Erja - very little publicity surrounding either. And he's got some guest appearances with Mika Salo coming up soon in Finland.

Anyway, I reckon Mika's enjoying every minute of these rumours; what better way to promote your appearance in the Finnish Porsche Supercup this weekend?
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Old 27 May 2004, 14:42 (Ref:985173)   #43
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Exactly.

Mika's reasons for retiring for F1 - not wanting to take the risk any more - are just as valid now as they were then.

He's enjoying himself, he got out alive, he won't be back.
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Old 27 May 2004, 14:52 (Ref:985189)   #44
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Mika is not going to drive for Williams. Period. If he decides to make a comeback, he'll be partnering Michael Schumacher at Ferrari.
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Old 27 May 2004, 15:16 (Ref:985218)   #45
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http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html

f1-live.com reports... the article is taken from THE SUN and the story is taken from a "sources close to Mika"....

What else do you want to prove that this IS NOT true!!!!
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Old 27 May 2004, 15:27 (Ref:985226)   #46
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That "the sources close to Mika" quoted reports from ITV?


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Old 27 May 2004, 19:50 (Ref:985407)   #47
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As many have said, Mika seems to be having great fun in retirement. Why spoil it all by coming back to F1?
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Old 28 May 2004, 14:22 (Ref:986320)   #48
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Even ITV teletext ran the Sun quotes? so somebody soemwhere wants him to come back?

Quotes are that he has asked for a test drive?

These things always have some element of truth about them even if they ultimately lead to nothing!
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Old 30 May 2004, 06:05 (Ref:987782)   #49
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If you wanna know how Häkkinen and Salo are doing in Ahvenisto at the moment, this site:
http://www.racingimages.cc/
may provide some english info.

In Ahvenisto Häkkinen has denied the rumours in every interview.
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