The season where Schumacher's broken leg created the most chaotic championship fight in F1 history.
The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 7, 1999, and ended on October 31 after sixteen races. The season saw the introduction of a new event to the World Championship calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix. The drivers World Championship was won by Mika Häkkinen, although Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all had a chance of clinching it. Ferrari won the constructors World Championship, which paved the way for the Michael Schumacher-era of Ferrari dominance at the start of the 21st century. Schumacher was injured during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, suffering a broken leg in a crash, but returned before the end of the season.
Editing
Nineties broadcast style: raw crashes, zero replays, pure chaos.
Direction
Captures the absurdity of Malaysia's inaugural monsoon race.
Practical Effects
Real cars, real drivers, real broken legs. No CGI nonsense.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the last F1 season before mandatory pit lane speed limits—explains why crews look absolutely unhinged.
Häkkinen's title made him Finland's first F1 champion since Keke Rosberg in 1982, cementing the 'Flying Finn' mythology that peaked with Kimi Räikkönen.
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