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Mika clearly feels that McLaren will not be that competitive in 2002 - hence he is bailing out. He proved at Silverstone that he could still win races. There is little point in Hakkinen racing for the sake of it at this point in his career after 2 title wins.
He has generally been poor this season because of the car. Maybe this is why Coulthard has looked good in comparison...?
I think it is similar to 92 when Gerhard Berger ran Senna close in the McLaren Honda team. 3-2 to Senna in wins and I think they were separated by a point at the end of the season. The point was that the McLaren team was unable to challenge Mansell in the Williams. Like this year, Hakkinen (and Senna in 92) were run alot closer by team mates who were normally inferior in a situation of being less competitive as a whole.
I think Hakkinen could still win another title - whether he gets a chance remains to be seen...
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