Who won the 1999 F1 championship?
Nicknamed the Flying Finn, Häkkinen won two Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles, which he won in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren, and won 20 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. Most Drivers’ World Championships After his title in the 2024 season, Max Verstappen broke into the top 4, going level with Vettel and Prost. Lewis Hamilton remains atop the record table alongside Michael Schumacher with seven titles apiece.Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most World Drivers’ championships, both having won the title on seven occasions. Juan Manuel Fangio is third with five titles.
Who won the 1998 F1 championship?
Mika Häkkinen won his first World Drivers’ Championship and McLaren won the World Constructors’ Championship for the first time since 1991. McLaren would wait a further 26 years before their next constructors’ title was secured in 2024. The news before the round in Austria was that Mika Salo was hired as Michael Schumacher’s replacement. The two McLarens were dominant in qualifying per usual: Mika Häkkinen on pole with David Coulthard second. Eddie Irvine started in third and Salo in seventh for his debut with Ferrari.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.