Mika Hakkinen won his first World Championship title in 1998 after celebrating in the last race of the championship in Japan, defeating Michael Schumacher who stalled his Ferrari from pole position.

Mika Hakkinen won the Japanese GP in Suzuka on this day in 1999 and won his second consecutive world championship at the same track where he won his first title one year earlier.

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.

Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn have been the driving force behind the 1998 Hungarian GP victory for Ferrari after changing the strategy and defeating McLaren drivers Hakkinen and Coulthard.

Michael Schumacher won the Italian GP in front of Ferrari fans at Monza and arrived at the Nurburgring with the same number of points as his only championship rival Mika Hakkinen

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.

Mika Hakkinen secured a convincing victory on the streets of Monte Carlo from the pole position on this day in 1998, leading in all laps of the race and driving the fastest lap, which was his second Grand Chelem in Formula 1 after 1998 Brazilian GP.

Mika Hakkinen, the double world champion with McLaren in 1998 and 1999, drove his last race in Formula 1 at Suzuka on October 14th 2001 while Michael Schumacher secured ninth victory of the season.

Mika Hakkinen, with a fantastic start from third place, beat David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher and won the Hungarian Grand Prix and for the first time in the 2000 F1 season took the lead in the driver's championship while McLaren took the lead in the constructors.