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[SIZE=4]Mika Hakkinen returns behind the wheel in a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3[/SIZE]
Words by Jose Carlo R. Sapera | Photos courtesy of Mercedes-Benz



After a four-year absence in motorsports, Double Formula One World Champion and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) driver Mika Hakkinen is set to return behind the wheel as a guest driver for the season finale of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup on November 13, 2011 in Zuhai, China. The Flying Finn will be driving a Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3 in the six-hour race together with Mercedes Benz DTM drivers Cong Fu Cheng and Lance David Arnold. Entered by the independent squad Customer AMG Sports Team China, this will be the first time that the race-tuned SLS AMG GT3 will be racing on Chinese soil.

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 is a competition version of the gull wing SLS AMG designed for customer motorsport. Powered by the same 548 hp 6.3L V8, it entered its full racing season this year, including the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring and in the GT3 European Championships, earning various race victories and championship titles....

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