F1 star who finished second in world championship looks unrecognisable now

During his racing days Heinz-Harald Frentzen had somewhat of a baby face.

He was always meticulously clean shaven, his hair was silky, well-groomed and immaculately calculated, just like his driving. While he didn't win the world championship, he retired from F1 in 2003 with a total career points tally of 174, 18 podiums and three wins.

His best seasons were his second placed finish with Williams in 1997 and his heartbreaking campaign in 1999, which saw him finish third, despite having the opportunity to head into the final three races, level with leaders Mika Hakkinen and Eddie Irvine. More than 20 years after his campaign, Frentzen has seemingly undergone quite the transformation.

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The German recently uploaded a video of himself go-karting with his friends. However, his clean shaven and at times stubbly look was swapped for an audacious black and grey beard.

It is a rough, rugged and rustic style which would not have looked out of place in a Lord of the Rings film. His new appearance is testament to the more relaxed and laid back approach to life he seems to be taking.

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In a recent interview with Beyond the Grid, Frentzen admitted he was not completely satisfied with his F1 career. However, he also stated he does not waste his time dwelling on what might have been, even if it may have been enough to win him that elusive title in the modern day.

“Well, first of all, I cannot complain,” he replied, when asked how he feels about his current situation. “It could have been better, yes, but at the end of the day I had a great time and that's how I see it now.

“I was a bit sad when I stopped in 2003 because I wasn't happy how I finished. But then after a while, I thought I’d just escaped a bad accident at Canada in ’99, so be happy and take it as it is.” When told the points system used nowadays may have won him the world championship, he laughed and replied: “Yeah, somebody said to me that if we would run the same points system like Formula 1 runs today, I would have been world champion with the current points system.

“I couldn't figure it out. But somebody sent me a message about that and calculated it. If I would have won the world championship, that would be a completely different life for me afterwards.”

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