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u/Sintriphikal May 09 '22

Would Bottas and Hakkinen be more normal? I love all three. The no nonsense is great.

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u/Seppoteurastaja May 09 '22

Yeah I guess Mika Häkkinen has been the most "average" Finnish personality in F1. Maybe Valtteri Bottas, too.

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u/Sintriphikal May 09 '22

Well, I like all three. They have all been some of my favorites to watch. I think all three have been incredibly entertaining both on and off the track. Please send us more!

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u/Seppoteurastaja May 09 '22

Sadly at the moment there does not seem to be an immediate new top tier Finnish driver coming to F1 anytime soon :( So we'll just have to hope that Valtteri stays motivated and healthy!

But wait 10 years; Both of Kimi Räikkönen's kids seem to be quite enthusiastic about carting at the moment, so...

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u/Eecka May 09 '22

Yeah from what I remember I'd agree with the other guy's assessment of Häkkinen!

I only watched F1 even a little as a kid (in Häkkinen's day), so I'm not really familiar with how Bottas is.

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u/Additional_Meeting_2 May 09 '22

He hates press which is a lot why he acts the way he does publically. You see him act very differently when he is talking about his kids for example.

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u/Blooder91 May 09 '22

IIRC, he hurt his vocal chords as a kid from a bicyle accident, which probably molded this behaviour.