Younger Indian racer Kush Maini.
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Kush Maini’s F1 desires obtained a large fillip because the younger Indian racer shall be mentored by two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen.
Up to now, Hakkinen performed important function within the improvement of former Mercedes F1 race winner and present Alfa Romeo Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas.
Maini, a 23-year-old from Bengaluru, has had positive yr with a number of prime 5 positions in Qualifying and a Podium in Melbourne.
Now, Maini is seeking to mount a extra severe problem in 2024 beneath the steering of Hakkinen.
“I believe from subsequent yr, my strategy and that of my staff goes to be much more structured because of Mika.
“Principally, the way in which Mika works is you slender down the whole lot to the purpose the place the motive force simply has one job,” mentioned Maini in a media launch.
Maini, the youthful brother of ace racer Arjun Maini, has raced in F2 and was a improvement driver for Haas F1 staff. He at present drives for Mercedes AMG in Europe.
The youthful Maini had completed runner-up within the 2020 British F3 Championship, a sequence Hakkinen himself gained again in 1990.
“I’ve watched Mika since I used to be very younger. So, only for him to imagine that I might attain System One exhibits that we have achieved one thing proper in these final 15 years. It is a large weapon you could have in your arsenal when you could have Mika Hakkinen standing behind you,” mentioned Maini.
Speaking about Maini’s prospects of constructing it to F1, Hakkinen mentioned: “I have been following Kush, understanding his talents, his expertise for driving. It is a very fascinating journey collectively to develop, to be an much more of knowledgeable racing driver. F1 is our goal, not forgetting the present state of affairs (in F2).”
Moreover, Guillaume le Goff shall be Kush’s supervisor taking good care of all his necessities.