Mika Hakkinen in Malaysia tipped Lewis Hamilton to one day emulate his career by winning the world championship for McLaren.
The 1998 and 1999 drivers’ title winner, at Sepang as a guest of the Woking based team, said he is impressed with rookie Briton Hamilton’s progress so far.
In Australia the 22-year-old landed on the podium, and on Saturday in Malaysia he qualified fourth, albeit seven tenths slower than teammate Fernando Alonso.
Asked, however, if he thought Hamilton was a potential world champion, Finn Hakkinen told the news agency ‘sid’: “Definitely. Without a doubt.
“But we shouldn’t talk too much about it yet. He finished third in his first race but there is a long way to go.”
