Mika Häkkinen

Mika Häkkinen is a Finnish racing driver, a twice Formula One world champion.

Biography
In 1990, driving for West Surrey Racing, he scored a spectacular nine race wins, more than any other competitor's victories put together. He had started the season strongly with three wins but his fellow Finn and title contender Mika Salo responded with four victories in the next six events to establish an 11-point advantage over his rival. The 11th round of the series at Snetterton proved a turning point, however, as Salo spun out while leading, allowing Häkkinen to begin a sequence of six wins from the final seven rounds which would allow him to seal the title with two rounds to spare.

He was rewarded for the title victory with a drive for the Lotus F1 team the following year. From 1991 to 2001 he enjoyed a lengthy and successful Formula One career where he won the Drivers' Championship for McLaren-Mercedes in 1998 and 1999.