Editing Mika Häkkinen (section)

====1992====
[[File:Häkkinen British GP 92.jpg|thumb|Häkkinen at the [[1992 British Grand Prix]]]]
Häkkinen remained at Lotus for [[1992 Formula One season|1992]] and was partnered by Herbert.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Adam|title=Farewell Johnny Herbert!|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/11839|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=21 October 2000|access-date=1 November 2014|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709092603/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/farewell-johnny-herbert-5022150/5022150/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the opening round of the season in [[1992 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]], Häkkinen finished in ninth position, which he followed up with his first points of the season in [[1992 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexico]]. He took a further finish in [[1992 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]], although he did not qualify for the [[1992 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] and suffered consecutive retirements in the following two races.<ref name="MMagBio" /> At [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], Lotus introduced their new car, the [[Lotus 107]]. Häkkinen later gathered further consecutive points in the following two races,<ref name="MMagBio" /> before he was forced into retirement at the [[1992 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] due to an engine failure.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix Results: German GP, 1992|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr526.html|work=GrandPrix.com|publisher=Inside F1, Inc.|date=26 July 1992|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-date=11 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011185336/http://grandprix.com/gpe/rr526.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A similar pattern followed in the next three races, which was broken when he finished fifth in [[1992 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portugal]] and suffered a retirement at the penultimate round of the year in [[1992 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]]. Häkkinen concluded the season with a seventh-place finish in [[1992 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]].<ref name="MMagBio" />

During the season, Häkkinen became embroiled in a contract dispute. Häkkinen, who was under contract to Lotus, opted to join [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]. However, Williams had not submitted their entry for the 1993 season, and Häkkinen was unable to join the team when he learnt that Lotus team principal Peter Collins would veto the Williams team entry if they had signed Häkkinen.<ref name="hakkinencontract">{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Alex|title=1993 and Hakkinen – What Really Happened?|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/97/bra/graham.html|work=Atlas F1|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=2 April 1997|access-date=11 September 2014|archive-date=21 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121013131/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/97/bra/graham.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Häkkinen later approached [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] although his contract contained a clause of which his manager [[Keke Rosberg]] disagreed. He later approached [[McLaren]] team principal [[Ron Dennis]] for a contract with the team, which was drafted at [[Courchevel Airport]]. The dispute eventually went to the Formula One Contract Recognition Board, who ruled in favour of McLaren after two days of deliberation.<ref name="hakkinencontract"/>