Welcome Giblet, glad to meet you. Yup, it's been medically proven, I'm addicted to Formula One. It's worse than heroin and tobacco combined. Can't beat the habit, I lay awake at night with the sweats, my mind uncontrolled with visions of cars blasting by. It dictates my personal life, it has forced me to spend money on TV and incindentals, and when the race is on, nothing, but nothing stands between me and the action. Hooked for life.
The term "Maximum Attack" and it's roots are in the lexicon of the World Rally Championship drivers from the 1980s. After each day of rally the television reporters would interview the drivers to get their comments on the days rallying and perhaps some insight on their strategy for the next day. Often times a driver had to make up time on another driver or defend a lead which would require driving at 100% of a driver's ability, hurtling their cars as fast as they possibly could over the rocks, jumps, and through hairpin corners as they were cheered on by throngs of wild rally fans on the sides of the roads.. In this case when asked by the press how they would be proceeding the next day the answer, which foretold of maximum speed, flirting with risk, and an absolutely fearless attitude for the next day, was simply Maximum Attack.
I'm sure almost all Finns are used to this saying, there are many in Rally and F1. Including Heikki.
Interesting fact about Heikki, that after his karting career he has used Renault engines in all series he has competed in. Notwithstanding the Race of Champions.
