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Sabbatical not right for Alonso warns Hakkinen
Lowering his guard and taking a sabbatical amid McLaren-Honda's troubles would not be the right move for Fernando Alonso's career. That is the advice of fellow former double world champion Mika Hakkinen, whose own one-year sabbatical in 2002 ultimately became full retirement from F1 before he reached his mid-30s. 'Personally, I was able to come back after my sabbatical year,' the Finn said, 'but by then I realised that was it, I was done, I was happy (to retire).' Hakkinen continued: 'I finished my career winning races, and that's a good way to end. In the case of Fernando, I do not think it (taking a sabbatical) is a very good move. He has to keep fighting. 'Once you start a game, you...
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