Hakkinen's F1 career in pictures

1993

After his 1991 F1 debut with Lotus, Hakkinen graduated to McLaren where he learnt from the late Ayrton Senna

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1995

A horror crash in practice for the final race of the year at Adelaide saw Hakkinen fighting for his life in hospital

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1998

McLaren were at the centre of controversy as team-mate Coulthard handed Hakkinen the lead in Melbourne

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1998 and 1999

World championship glory came twice to the Flying Finn, clinching both his titles in Japan

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1999

As the title battle with Ferrari's Eddie Irvine reached a climax, Hakkinen cried after crashing at Monza

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2001

Hakkinen's final battle with rival Michael Schumacher came in Japan in 2001 with Mika finishing fourth

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2002

Hakkinen has enjoyed his time away from F1 and has called time on his career to spend more time with his family