Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Mumakwikwi anotevera akaitwa muBritain apo McLaren yakaunza shanduro yakagadziridzwa yemotokari, yavo &lt;a href="McLaren%20MP4/11B"&gt;McLaren MP4/11B&lt;/a&gt;, Häkkinen akasvika pakupedzisira yake yekutanga yepodhiyo yemwaka nechitatu nzvimbo. Zvisinei, akarega kupinda munhangemutange yakatevera yakaitirwa kuGermany pamusana pokutadza kushanda kwegiya. Izvi zvakaratidza kuchinja kwemwaka waHäkkinen sezvo akapedza makwikwi matatu akatevera, kusanganisira nzvimbo yechitatu yakateedzana muBelgium neItaly. MunaGunyana, zvakaziviswa kuti Häkkinen aizoramba ari kuMcLaren muna 1997, mushure mekunge ambobatanidzwa naWilliams naBenetton. Akasiya basa mumutambo wekupedzisira muPortugal zvichiguma nekuputika nemumwe wake Coulthard, achikuvadza bapiro rekumberi raHäkkinen uye pakupedzisira zvakamutungamira kuti aende pamudyandigere wechi52 wemakwikwi. Akapedzisa mwaka uyu nekupedza ari pachinzvimbo chechitatu mumutambo wekupedzisira wakaitirwa kuJapan
. Häkkinen akapedza mwaka wechishanu muDrivers 'Championship, achiwana 31 mapoinzi.