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Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen says he was disappointed with the performance of his countryman Kimi Raikkonen in Australia. Raikkonen struggled alongside Fernando Alonso at Ferrari last year, and now alongside his friend Sebastian Vettel in 2015, the German throughout the Melbourne season opener narrowly outperformed Raikkonen. "I definitely expected more from Kimi" in Australia, former double world champion Hakkinen admitted to Hermes magazine.
"I expected him to have the advantage over Vettel because he has been at Ferrari longer. But Vettel really put Kimi behind him on the first weekend of the season," Hakkinen added. Fascinatingly, Hakkinen is involved in the management of another Finn, the rising star Valtteri Bottas, who has been mentioned as a potential replacement for Raikkonen at the end of his 2015 contract. But David Coulthard agrees with Hakkinen, his former long-time McLaren teammate, that Raikkonen was left trailing in Vettel's wake in Melbourne. "The old Sebastian is back," Coulthard told Germany's Sport Bild. "And he has brought a winning mentality to Ferrari. "Just as he made Toro Rosso and Red Bull winning teams, there is now the chance he will also do that at Ferrari."
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