Hakkinen’s Hockenheim triumph Julien Billiotte 02/08/2016 at 10:5702/08/2016 at 10:57 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. ©Wri2Mika Hakkinen won the 1998 German Grand Prix on this date 18 years ago. The Finn led McLaren-Mercedes team-mate David Coulthard home and further extended his championship lead as title rival Michael Schumacher could only manage fifth on home soil. Previous postF1’s summer break has begun Next postThe best driver never to win a Grand Prix Trending post The extraordinary legacy of Enzo Ferrari lives onA promising F1 career sadly gone SouthRelated posts Penske's journey from driver to the CaptainFormula 1's class of 2026: A new era beginsWilliams takes a leaf out of Tyrrell's design book Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.