Mika Hakkinen is a Finnish racing driver born September 28, 1968, in Vantaa, nicknamed the Flying Finn, who won consecutive Formula One World Drivers Championships in 1998 and 1999 driving for McLaren, defeating Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine respectively. Across a Formula One career from 1991 to 2001, mostly with McLaren after starting at Team Lotus, he took 20 Grand Prix victories, 26 pole positions and 51 podium finishes, and he survived a serious crash at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix before returning to championship form. After retiring from Formula One he raced touring cars in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and later became a television analyst for the sport.
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Career HighlightHakkinen won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren, and won 20 Grands Prix across 11 seasons. 1 Classification
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How did Mika Hakkinen recover from his crash at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix?
He returned to the grid at the start of 1996 and won the title with McLaren in 1998 and 1999.
During qualifying at Adelaide in 1995, Hakkinen suffered a puncture and crashed at approximately 125 mph. He was saved by an emergency tracheotomy performed at the trackside and had severe head injuries, but he made a surprisingly fast recovery and was back on the grid at the start of 1996. He went on to win the Formula One World Drivers Championship with McLaren in 1998 and 1999.
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Mika Pauli Häkkinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑ ˈhækːinen]; born 28 September 1968) is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001.
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is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001.
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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.
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who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001
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Mika Pauli Häkkinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑ ˈhækːinen]; born 28 September 1968) is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001.
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