<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Häkkinen akatevera izvi nokutora podiums dzakatevedzana mumakwikwi maviri anotevera wechitatu muFrance uye wechipiri muBritain. Akakwanisa kukunda kwakatevedzana mumakwikwi maviri akatevera, ndokutevera izvi nekupedza nzvimbo yechitanhatu muHungary. Muna August, zvakaziviswa kuti Häkkinen naCoulthard vaizochengetwa nokuda kwa1999. Häkkinen akarega kumhanya munhangemutange yakatevera yakaitwa muna  <response>: Bherujiyamu apo mutyairi weFerrari Michael Schumacher akasangana neFinnish ndokurohwawo nomutyairi weSauber Johnny Herbert. Gare gare akakwanisa nzvimbo yechina muItaly pasinei nokutambura nezvinetso zvebhureki zvinokonzerwa nekutenderera. Häkkinen akapedza mwaka nekukunda mumakwikwi maviri ekupedzisira kuLuxembourg Grand Prix neJapan Grand Prix, izvo zvakave nechokwadi chekuti akawana mapoinzi akakwana kuti awane 1998 World Championship, aine mapoinzi zana, pamberi pemukwikwidzi wake wepedyo Schumacher. Häkkinen akapihwa mubairo weAutosport International Racing Driver mu1998. Akatumidzwawo zita rokuti Finnish Sports Personality of the Year nevatori venhau. Hofisi yePosvo yeFinland yakabudisa matampu okuyeuka Häkkinens World Championship muna January 1999. 