Michael Schumacher broke his leg on Silverstone during the first lap in 1999 British GP after brake failure on his Ferrari F399 at the end of the Hangar straight, for which he missed six races and a chance to fight for the title.

Ferrari celebrated their first 1-2 victory of the 1999 F1 season in Monaco after Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine beat Mika Hakkinen in McLaren who started from pole position.

On this day in 1999, Michael Schumacher won his first race of the season in Imola after Mika Hakkinen crashed from the leading position in lap 18 when he had 13 seconds advantage over his team mate David Coulthard.

On this day in 1999, Rubens Barrichello led his home race at Interlagos, but Ford V10 engine did not survive and race was won by Mika Hakkinen who previously had problems with the gearbox.

On today's day in 1999, Eddie Irvine won his second race of the season after David Coulthard spun his teammate Mika Hakkinen in the second corner of the first lap.