 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Häkkinen akapedza ari wechipiri muEuropean Grand Prix, achitengesa nzvimbo inotungamirira naSchumacher munhangemutange yose. Akatevera mugumisiro wacho nokutora nzvimbo yechitanhatu muMonaco, yechina muCanada uye pokupedzisira kwepodium nechinzvimbo chechipiri muFrance. Zuva rakatevera French Grand Prix, zvakaziviswa kuti Häkkinen aizoramba ari paMcLaren muna 2001. Häkkinen akakunda mujaho wakatevera wakaitirwa muAustria, kunyange zvazvo chikwata chake chakabviswa mapoinzi evagadziri nekuda kwechisimbiso chisipo pachikamu chekutonga chemagetsi mumotokari yaHäkkinen. Akatora imwe nzvimbo yechipiri muGermany, uye akazowana imwe kukunda kuHungarian Grand Prix kwaakatungamirira World Drivers Championship kubva kuna Schumacher. Häkkinen akamhanyira kukunda kwake kwechipiri kwakatevedzana muBelgium, iyo yaisanganisira kupfuudza panguva imwe chete Michael Schumacher naRicardo Zonta mu Kemmel straight. Häkkinen gare gare akawana nzvimbo yechipiri muItaly, uye akarega basa nekukanganisa injini muUnited States. Akapedzisa gore racho nenzvimbo yechipiri muJapanuko akatambira World Championship kuna Schumacher, uye akabata nzvimbo yechina mumakwikwi ekuvhara mwaka akaitirwa kuMalaysia. 