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Hakkinen recalls his ‘challenging' 1995 crash
Arriving in Adelaide for the 1995 Australian GP, little did Mika Hakkinen know that by the time Friday's qualifying came around trackside medics would be performing an emergency procedure to save his life. Hakkinen arrived in Australia on the back of a runner-up result at the Japanese Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was one of the favourites to fight for the Adelaide win. Instead he fought for his life. Hakkinen's McLaren MP4/10C suffered a left rear puncture during the Friday qualifying session, causing the Finn to lose control. He hit a kerb, went airborne and crashed heavily into the tyre barrier at some 120mph. He hit his head in the impact, fracturing his skull with trackside medics...
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