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Hakkinen: Ferrari have put enormous pressure on themselves

Ferrari have set expectations high after strong performances in testing and could pay a heavy price if they disappoint in the Formula 1 World Championship season's opening race in Australia, according to retired double world champion Mika Hakkinen. Ferrari failed to win a race last year, finishing third overall, and their last title was the 2008 constructors' championship. 'I believe that the whole Ferrari team has put enormous pressure on themselves,' said Hakkinen, who won his 1998 and 1999 championships with McLaren. 'If they don't perform in the first race as well as their tests have indicated, then it will be a terrible disappointment for the whole team,' the Finn said at a...
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