1st November 1998: The Race That Crowned The Flying Finn Part 2

On this day in motorsport history, Suzuka once again took centre stage. In this episode, we relive the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix, where Mika Häkkinen sealed his first World Championship and McLaren claimed the Constructors’ crown — as Tyrrell, one of Formula 1’s founding teams, bowed out after more than three decades in the sport.We also revisit Suzuka’s 1987 return, where Gerhard Berger ended Ferrari’s long winless streak after Nigel Mansell’s crash handed Nelson Piquet the title, and we pay tribute to Ricardo Rodríguez, the Mexican prodigy whose life was tragically cut short on this date in 1962. Finally, we fast-forward to Imola 2020, where Lewis Hamilton led Mercedes to a record-breaking seventh consecutive Constructors’ Championship.It’s a story of triumph and tragedy, beginnings and farewells — all unfolding on 1 November, a date that has shaped Formula 1’s rich and chequered past.Cover Image: By Takayuki Suzuki, McLaren MP4-13 (1998), CC BY-SA 2.0, LinkSend us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering