Mika Hakkinen gives Wolverhampton F1 fan a shock
[gallery] A Grand Prix fan popped into a Black Country shop to buy a cold cure and got the best pick-me-up of his life – bumping into two-time Formula One World champion Mika Hakkinen.
A Grand Prix fan popped into a Black Country shop to buy a cold cure and got the best pick-me-up of his life – bumping into two-time Formula One World champion Mika Hakkinen.
The driving ace was in Wolverhampton at the start of a whistle stop tour promoting the launch of 500 Hermes ParcelShops in convenience stores throughout the UK.
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Fan Simon Brufton spotted the superstar in the Nisa Local convenience store in Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton.
The 30-year-old IT support worker, of Stampton Close, Perton, said: "All I wanted was a packet of Lemsip and I got one of the biggest surprises of my life. I love F1 and immediately recognised Mika. I couldn't my eyes."
The Finnish star, who retired in 2001 after 10 years in F1, said: "This job is certainly very different from driving a racing car."
