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 Mansell’s need for speed hits a roadblockPondering what might have been for the great Rick MearsRelated posts When Uncle Ken decided to call it a dayFornaroli crowned F2 champion – but left without an F1 futureDjokovic dives into the fast lane at Qatar Grand Prix Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.