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#2 Schumacher clinches the world title - 2000 Japanese Grand Prix

Schumacher won a thrilling Japanese Grand Prix

The 1998 Japanese Grand Prix settled the championship in Hakkinen's favour, denying Michael Schumacher. The 2000 Grand Prix of Japan was the exact opposite that saw the German clinch his first world championship with Ferrari.

Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen locked the front row of the grid, with the Finn losing out on pole by just 0.009 seconds.

Hakkinen had a dream start and wrestled the lead away from the German before the end of the first lap. The Finn managed to hold on to the top spot for most of the race despite the tremendous pressure put on by Schumacher.

However, the second round of pit stops changed the order as Michael Schumacher put in some fast laps to get approximately four seconds ahead of the Finn. Hakkinen tried to regain the lead but failed, which concluded a memorable championship battle in the German's favour.