Mika Häkkinen is a Finnish F1 driver who raced in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship between 1991 and 2001. Nicknamed “The Flying Finn”, he won back-to-back championship titles with the McLaren Mercedes team in 1998 and 1999. Häkkinen won a total of 20 Formula 1 Grands Prix and claimed 26 pole positions.
Häkkinen was featured on the front cover of the UK edition of F1 Racing magazine several times during his career, including the July 1998, November 1999 and October 2004 issues.