DTM: Mika Hakkinen to sample new Mercedes DTM car in Spain

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Former Formula 1 World Champion and DTM driver Mika Hakkinen will test Mercedes' new C-Coupe DTM this this week at Monteblanco, Spain.

The former McLaren F1 driver came out of retirement last month, driving a Mercedes SLS GT3 car at the Zhuhai ILMC event.

This week, he'll be behind the wheel of the new C-Coupe.

Mika Hakkinen came out of retirement last month to drive a Mercedes SLS GT3 car. (Photo : Mercedes-Benz)


Norbert Haug, Mercedes motorsport vice-president, declared that the test was not linked to any sort of full-time comeback for the Finn.

The German car manufacturer also indicated that Gary Paffett, Jamie Green and Christian Vietoris would also be driving the C-Coupe this week in Spain.