Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Häkkinen gbasoro nke a site n'iwere ọkwa nke atọ na agba abụọ na-esote - nke atọ na France na nke abụọ na Britain. Ọ jisiri mmeri ndị ọzọ na-esote na agba abụọ sochirinụ, wee soro nke a na nke isii na Hungary. N'August, a mara ọkwa na a ga-ejigide Häkkinen na Coulthard maka 1999. Häkkinen lara ezumike nká n'ọsọ na-esote na Belgium
mgbe onye na-anya Ferrari bụ Michael Schumacher kụkasịrị na Finn ma bụrụkwa onye ọkwọ ụgbọala Sauber bụ Johnny Herbert kụrụ. O mechara nweta ọkwa nke anọ n'Itali n'agbanyeghi na o nwere nsogbu brek n'ihi ntụgharị. Häkkinen mechiri oge ahụ site na mmeri na agba abụọ ikpeazụ na Luxembourg Grand Prix na Japanese Grand Prix, nke mere ka o jide n'aka na o nwetara isi ihe zuru ezu iji merie 1998 World Championship, na isi ihe 100, n'ihu onye iro ya kacha nso Schumacher. E nyere Häkkinen Autosport International Racing Driver Award maka afọ 1998. Ndị nta akụkọ kpọkwara ya onye egwuregwu egwuregwu nke afọ na Finland. Ụlọ ọrụ Finnish Post Office wepụtara stampụ iji cheta asọmpi ụwa nke Häkkinen na Jenụwarị 1999.