Editing Mika Häkkinen (section)

====1995====
[[File:Mika Hakkinen 1995 Britain.jpg|thumb|right|Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the [[1995 British Grand Prix]]]]
Häkkinen remained at McLaren for [[1995 Formula One season|1995]], and was partnered by [[Nigel Mansell]]. During pre-season testing, Häkkinen and teammate Mansell complained the car, the [[McLaren MP4/10]], was not wide enough to fit in, resulting in their hands and elbows striking the sides of the cockpit.<ref>{{cite web|title=McLaren's cockpit cock-up|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00048.html|work=GrandPrix.com|publisher=Inside F1, Inc.|date=13 March 1995|access-date=3 September 2014|archive-date=11 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611223435/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00048.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mansell was forced to miss the opening two rounds, so Häkkinen was partnered with [[Mark Blundell]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Allsop|first=Derek|title=Mansell faces retirement after McLaren exit|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/mansell-faces-retirement-after-mclaren-exit-1620932.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/mansell-faces-retirement-after-mclaren-exit-1620932.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent Print Limited|date=24 May 1995|access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref>

Häkkinen started off the season by finishing fourth in [[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]],<ref name=pg91>{{cite book | chapter = 1995 Grands Prix: Brazilian Grand Prix | last = Henry | first = Alan | author-link = Alan Henry | title = [[Autocourse]] 1995–96 | orig-year = 1995 | publisher = Hazleton Publishing | isbn = 1-874557-36-5 | pages = 91 |date=December 1995}}</ref> and later retired in [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]] due to a collision which punctured his left rear tyre that followed a spin. He took a further points finish with a 5th place at [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]], before suffering from consecutive retirements in the next three races.<ref name="MMagBio" /> For the [[1995 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]], McLaren introduced a revised version of their car, the [[McLaren MP4/10B]]. This did not revive Häkkinen's fortunes as he did not finish in the points scoring positions, and later suffered consecutive retirements in the next four races,<ref name="MMagBio" /> but got second place at the [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Herbert's Endurance Pays Off In Italian Grand Prix Victory|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/herberts-endurance-pays-off-in-italian-grand-prix-victory/334728.html|work=The Moscow Times|publisher=Independent Media Sanoma Magazines|date=12 September 1995|access-date=30 October 2014|archive-date=30 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030095722/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/herberts-endurance-pays-off-in-italian-grand-prix-victory/334728.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was forced to miss the [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix|Pacific Grand Prix]] due to an operation for [[appendicitis]] and was replaced by [[Jan Magnussen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Magnussen impresses for McLaren|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00336.html|work=GrandPrix.com|publisher=Inside F1, Inc.|date=23 October 1995|access-date=3 September 2014|archive-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011105245/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00336.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned for the [[1995 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], with a second-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tytler|first=Ewan|title=Suzuka: The Halloween Grand Prix|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/jpn/preview/tytler.html|work=Atlas F1|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=27 October 1999|access-date=30 October 2014|archive-date=10 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210213736/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/jpn/preview/tytler.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the season finale held in [[1995 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]], Häkkinen's car suffered a tyre failure during the event's first qualifying session on Friday, which resulted in his car becoming airborne and crashing sideways into the crash barrier on the outside of Brewery corner, the fastest corner of the [[Adelaide Street Circuit]], at an estimated speed of 120&nbsp;mph.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00359.html|title=Hakkinen hurt in Adelaide|website=Grandprix.com|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725053457/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00359.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The session was suspended with Häkkinen being critically injured due to sustaining a [[skull fracture]], internal bleeding and a blockage of his airway. His life was saved by the efforts of the trackside medical team, including the President of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety, [[Sid Watkins]], and volunteer doctors Jerome Cockings and Steve Lewis,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hakkinen's future|url=https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00369.html|website=Grandprix.com|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725062603/https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns00369.html|url-status=live}}</ref> from the [[Royal Adelaide Hospital]]. Cockings performed an emergency [[tracheotomy]] on the track, delivering oxygen to enable Häkkinen to breathe.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Simon |title=Lunch with... Mika Häkkinen |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-2010/80/lunch-with-mika-hakkinen |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=7 July 2014 |access-date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105205404/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-2010/80/lunch-with-mika-hakkinen |url-status=live }}</ref> Watkins later arrived in the medical car, allowing the doctors to continue, restarting Häkkinen's heart twice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Watkins, Guardian Angel |url=http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/features_classic_cars/dr_watkins_guardian_angel_feature+t-cigars_and_scotch+page-4.html |author=Jerry Garrett |date=October 2002 |work=CarAndDriver.com |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209085359/http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/features_classic_cars/dr_watkins_guardian_angel_feature+t-cigars_and_scotch+page-4.html |archive-date=9 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Fergal |title=The second chance: Mika Hakkinen – The day two luckily placed doctors saved the soon to be champion |url=https://www.gptoday.net/en/news/f1/243889/the-second-chance-mika-hakkinen-the-day-two-luckily-placed-doctors-saved-the-soon-to-be-champion |website=GPToday.net |access-date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106150406/https://www.gptoday.net/en/news/f1/243889/the-second-chance-mika-hakkinen-the-day-two-luckily-placed-doctors-saved-the-soon-to-be-champion |url-status=live }}</ref> Häkkinen was immediately transported by ambulance to the nearby Royal Adelaide Hospital which was located about half a kilometre from the circuit. There he remained in a critical condition under care of the Trauma Service, the Neurosurgical Unit, and the Intensive Care Unit and remained in the hospital for approximately two months. He eventually made a remarkable recovery.<ref>{{cite book |last=Tremayne |first=David |author2=Mark Hughes |title=The Concise Encyclopedia of Formula One |year=2001 |publisher=Parragon |isbn=0-7525-6557-5 }}</ref> As an expression of thanks for the elite class medical attention he received, Häkkinen donated a substantial undisclosed sum of money to help build a much-needed helipad for The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and made a special trip to Australia for the official opening ceremony in March 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Urban Exploring: Gilligan's Island |url=http://www.awesomeadelaide.com/disused-abandoned-buildings-ruins/urban-exploring-gilligans-island/ |publisher=Awesome Adelaide |date=1 October 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206145641/http://www.awesomeadelaide.com/disused-abandoned-buildings-ruins/urban-exploring-gilligans-island/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Häkkinen finished the 1995 season seventh in the Drivers' Championship, with 17 points.<ref name="MMagBio" />