Who won the 1999 F1 season?
Defending world champion Mika Häkkinen (pictured in 2009) won his second and final title with McLaren. Eddie Irvine finished runner-up for Ferrari by just two points in his last year with the team. Ferrari’s championship aspirations also took a beating after Schumacher had broken his leg at Silverstone, resulting in Ferrari briefly replacing him with Mika Salo during the midway point of the season. Salo performed well, handing victory to Irvine in Germany and finishing third at Monza.On this day, September 12, 1999: Heinz-Harald Frentzen won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The race, initially dominated by Mika Häkkinen, changed on lap 30 when the Finn went off track after a costly mistake. Frentzen took the lead and claimed his final Formula 1 victory, ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Mika Salo.
Who won the driver’s championship in 1999?
Mika and Ferrari win the Championships at Suzuka #OnThisDay 31 October, Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine’s best chance at a world championship concluded at Suzuka, when the McLaren of Mika Hakkinen clinched the 1999 Japanese Grand Prix win, becoming only the seventh driver to successfully defend his title. The Flying Finn, Mika Häkkinen, won his second and final Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship at Suzuka in 1999. It was a flawless start to finish victory, which secured him consecutive titles.His rivalry with Häkkinen continued into 1999, when Schumacher broke his leg following a brake failure whilst second in the championship. He returned to beat Häkkinen to his first title with Ferrari in 2000, their first in 21 years, which he successfully defended in 2001.
Who was the tragic death of the legendary F1 driver?
On 1 May 1994, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna was killed after his car crashed into a concrete barrier while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola Circuit in Italy. Senna’s death was the capstone to one of the darkest weekends in Formula One history. Why didn’t Michael Schumacher attend Senna’s funeral? Schumacher was distraught after Senna’s death. His perspective of racing had changed and he was left questioning his future as a racing driver. Just a day before Senna’s crash, Roland Ratzenberger had passed away in yet another racing incident.