Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Mumakwikwi anotevera akaitwa muBritain apo McLaren yakaunza shanduro yakagadziridzwa yemotokari yavo, yavo &lt;a href="McLaren%20MP4/11B"&gt;McLaren MP4/11B&lt;/a&gt;, Häkkinen akasvika pakupedzisira yake yekutanga yemwaka nechitatu nzvimbo. Zvisinei, akarega kupinda munhangemutange yakatevera yakaitirwa kuGermany pamusana pokutadza kushanda kwegiya. Izvi zvakaratidza shanduko mumwaka waHäkkinen sezvo akapedza makwikwi matatu anotevera, kusanganisira nzvimbo yechitatu yakateedzana muBelgium
uye Italy. 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 nekupedza nzvimbo yechitatu mumutambo wekupedzisira wakaitirwa muJapan. Häkkinen akapedza mwaka wechishanu muDrivers 'Championship, achiwana 31 mapoinzi.