F1 Full Race Audio coverage for the British GP 1999 with ITV Commentary! In an already, somewhat chaotic & Unpredictable 1999 continued with one of the surprises of the season. One of the biggest shunts of the year would happen to one of the title contenders and rule him out of racing for a few months. Amazingly, the red flag you will here in lap one only came about because Race Director Charlie Whiting accidentally hit the red flag button instead of the pit exit open button. That is w...

F1 Full Race Audio coverage from the French GP at Magny Cours 1999 with ITV Commentary. This was a classic race for the ages. Wet all weekend saw Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart start from pole, With Jean Alesi Sauber 2nd, and Olivier Panis Prost 3rd. The race would dice back and forth between Rubinho, Mclaren & Ferrari but one very surprising winner would emerge. This race also saw Damon Hill announce his retirement from the sport at the end of the year. Drivers standings post race:-...

With the Ferraris flying, this could be a race where they break away from the quicker, yet more fragile Mclaren. This race, however, would be where the very last chicane got its now infamous "Wall of Champions" name, and one of those champions would make life harder for himself. If you enjoy this, make sure to share with a friend & 5 Star rate it :) If you enjoy Gaming and the darker side of controversies that come with it (Murder, Streamers, Studios and more) Check out my other podcast...

F1 was back in Spain as the title fight continued to heat up! The Mclarens were fast but slightly unreliable. The Ferraris seemed fast and reliable, but Mika was a specialist on this track in 1998, could he turn a bit of a disappointing 1999 into a good one? Well, not if the boys in red had anything to do about it. Mika Hakkinen was also the first ever Finnish driver to achieve 20 Front row starts! Drivers standings Post Race:- 1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 30 2 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 24 ...

Back to the streets of the Principality where the famous Scarlet Red Vs Silver battle continued. With Eddie Irvine also hitting form, could this be another brilliant race for them? This was Ruben Barrichellos 100th start! (The 4th Brazilian to do so) Mika Salo also continued in the BAR with Ricardo Zonta out injured still. Drivers Standings POST Race:- 1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 26 2 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 18 3 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 14 4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 13 5 | (DEU) ...

This was meant to be another straight forward fight for the win. Mclaren VS Ferrari, Mika VS Michael. As it would turn out, it would be anything other than that. A HUGE moment would transform the race and with other surprising moments happening, it was left to a familiar face to win, but someone elses first podium since 1997. This was also Saubers 100th Grand Prix start (The 22nd constructor to achieve the milestone) Drivers standings post race:- 1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 16 2 | (GBR) ...

Back at Interlagos after an incredibly eventful opener in Australia where we saw a First time GP Winner... Could he be the surprise package and continue on? Or would it be as it was last season, where Mika Hakkinen & Michael Schumacher were just too damn good! Notes:- Luca Badoer missed this race due to an injured hand. Stephane Sarrazin (The Prost test driver) took his place which would ultimately be his only F1 statrt. Ricardo Zonta also did not take part in qualifying or the race due t...

A LOT of change for 1999 in terms of teams & drivers! Driver Changes:- Williams had an all new line up with Ralf Schumacher (Drove for Jordan in 1998) & Alessandro Zanardi (Last drove for Lotus in 1994). H-H Frentzen went the other way to Jordan to Partner Damon Hill. 97 Champion J.Vill went to the newly found B.A.R Team alongisde Debutant Ricardo Zonta. Riccardo Rosset retired from F1, while his 1998 Team-mate Tora Takagi went to Arrows. He was joined by Debutant Pedro De La Rosa (He...

This it it. Michael Schumacher Vs Mika Hakkinen. 4 points. If Schumacher won, he & Mika would have the same amount of wins in a year, but the title would go to Hakkinen IF he finished second on countback of the Finn having more 2nd places than Schumacher. Tension was thick! But drama would unfold even before the start... (Also, this would be the last ever race for Shinji Nakano, Esteban Tuero and sadly, the whole Tyrrell team) Final Drivers Standings:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 100 ...

2 Rounds left. 80 Points a piece between Schumacher & Hakkinen. Who would take first blood heading into the final round in Japan? An all Ferrari front row (The first one sensationally for Eddie Irvine) swung it in the Scuderias favour, but who was coming out singing and swinging through the race? Incidentally, this would also be Ricardo Rossetts Last ever F1 race in his Tyrrel & it was Jean Alesis 150th GP Start. Drivers standings POST race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 90 2 | (DEU) Mic...

Just 3 rounds left of the 1998 F1 World Championship and after the insanity that was Belgium, Could Hakkinen bounce back and put one hand on the trophy, or would Schumacher hit back after losing an easy Spa win? Also, With Villeunueve on the front row, this would be the last for a Canadian until 2017. The third place finisher in this race would also be his last podium with his current team. Drivers standings POST race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 80 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 80 3 | (GBR) ...

For me, This is where my love of F1 began! The first race i ever watched as an 8 year old kid and it had me hooked for life! The craziest of races happened! The huge start crash, a championship contender getting knocked out at turn 1. Another contender misjudged a line and SMASHED a wheel off. The third contender had a miserable race out of the points.. So, on this day of opportunity, WHO Would come and upset the odds? Everyone loved this day for good reason! This would be the last time EVER,...

Another Mclaren front row lockout seemed to just spark the inevitable. A Mika win, DC second, Schumi 3rd but pushing. But today was different. Ferrari, on a different strategy, knew that was the only way to beat Mclaren, and the German Maestro delivered a set of laps that would still be talked about in awe to this day.. It would also be the 3rd place drivers LAST podium until 2001 but last for his current team. Drivers Standings POST race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 77 2 | (DEU) Michael...

Michael Schumachers home race was an important one to win if he had any chance of keeping up with the Flying Finn and the super Mercedes Machine. Would things go to plan, or would Mika get his second win a row? Or could the Williams cars finally conjure up a race win for the year. Drivers Standing AFTER the race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 76 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 60 3 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 42 4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 32 5 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 17 6 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuv...

Giancarlo Fisichella scored a Sensational Pole position for Benetton (Who, for them, it would be their 15th and last ever pole they won. Jean Alesi in the Sauber started alongside him, so could anyone break the Schumacher/Hakkinen Dominance and win a race? Only time will tell at the hills of Austria! It was Also Jos Verstappens 50th race. Drivers Standings POST Race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 66 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 58 3 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 36 4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 3...

This race was famous not only for it being a typically wet race for the UK but in the manner that the winner had won. Faced with a 10 second stop go penalty in the very late aspects of the race, the winner had to make a desicion. Take it and finish second, or try something that even the suits at the FIA would not have thought of.. Well, the wily smarts paid off and it would not only change Silverstone and the rules for years to come, it also cost 3 stewards their jobs. Drivers standings POST ...

Back at Magny-Cours for the halfway point of the 1998 F1 season. Things were hotting up in the championship battle between the Flying Finn & The quick German, but who would take the honours today. Also, Jos Verstappen was back in F1, replacing Jan Magnussen in the Stewart-Ford (Although his first race back was extremely forgettable). Drivers standings POST Race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 50 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 44 3 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 30 4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 25 5 | (...

Derek Warwick stood in the commentary box for Martin Brundle in this race AND sadly for the Danish Community, this would turn out to be Jan Magnussens last ever race in F1 for Stewart as well. But the title battle heating up, Schumi needed something big to happen to close the gap... Drivers Standings POST Race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 46 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 34 3 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 29 4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 19 5 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 13 6 | (AUT) Alexander Wur...

Round 6 of the 1998 season came at the ever glamorous Monte Carlo. Mika was on a hot streak, Schumi & D.C were playing catch up, but who could master the streets and who would end up in the wall? Drivers Standings POST Race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 46 2 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 29 3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 24 4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 15 5 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 9 6 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 8 7 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 8 8 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 7 9 | (F...

The sunny skies of Catalunya played host to the 1998 Spanish GP. Mclaren were in scintillating form but who would come out on top? The Flying Finn or the Speedy Scot? Drivers standings post race:- 1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 36 2 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 29 3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 24 4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 11 5 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 9 6 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 8 7 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 6 8 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 3 9 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 2 10 | (GBR) Johnny Herb...