" Cracking the skull...it's not fun" Gotta love his deadpan responses.

@formatique_arschloch

4 жыл бұрын

Typical finn.

@DRDREAMYBULLMDSBROTHER

3 жыл бұрын

@@formatique_arschloch bwah

@tyler_drdn

3 жыл бұрын

Hospital was 200 meters away, so there was a lot of positive things :)

@tylsimys67

4 ай бұрын

He's a Finn. We're the last persons to dwell on the yesterday's miseries when there's no point to it anymore..

@miguelelgueta5830

3 ай бұрын

​​@@tylsimys67i love so much your culture guys, that pragmatic point of view of life is what could make the world better, I just wish that you guys had conquered Asia, the Americas and Africa and not the goddamn idiots from Spain and England or the stinky French

"Helped me to slow down." Won two championships after waking up from a coma.

@zacharyradford5552

3 жыл бұрын

I sure he means enjoying life outside racing.

@formatique_arschloch

3 жыл бұрын

@@zacharyradford5552 Yep, I got it :)

@SocietyUnplugged

3 жыл бұрын

In a column on the site of McLaren he explained what happend. He didn't slowed down immediately but this crash was haunting him more and more each race that followed. Coulthard did beat him before the sabbatical because Mika was no longer dearless behind the wheel. And as we all know his sabbatical turned into a retirement from F1. This crash not only changed Mika but Ron Dennis too.

@ab8jeh

11 ай бұрын

​@@SocietyUnpluggedI seem to recall hearing he had thoughts of retiring when he stalled on the grid that time and all the cars came rushing past. Can't remember the race though.

I was a 10 year old boy when this crashed happened less than 50m away from me, I honestly have never forgotten the sound of the thud as he hit the barriers right in front of us, still such a vivid memory

@ryanlu6103

5 жыл бұрын

Are you still sccarred for life

@buttlessimp7965

5 жыл бұрын

@@ryanlu6103 lol

@bojandolinar1535

4 жыл бұрын

It is interesting it is the sound that always sticks in memory in trauma situations.

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

Was it almost as loud as a bomb going off or more like a loud shot?

@gringostarr69

Жыл бұрын

I was on my first gp at 1994 in Hungaroring and Coulthard crashed just in front my eyes. I was 12 that summer..

I had always thought Sid did the tracheotomy, but: “A fortune for Hakkinen was the fact that there were two doctors standing right at that bend. They were intensive care specialist Jerome Cockings and neurologist Stephen Lewis. These two doctors were on the spot within seconds of the accident. It would prove to be the rescue of Mika Hakkinen. Although Sid Watkins, the 'house doctor' of Formula 1, was still on his way to the accident at that time, both doctors proved extremely competent and placed a Tracheotomy in the neck of the Finn when it was found that he had no air intake. Because of the serious injuries to the face of Hakkinen, the blood that ran out of his mouth that became increasingly grey and both doctors decided to place this incision on the spot. Watkins then arrived on the spot and decided not to interfere with the course of events.”

@ethanweeter2732

Жыл бұрын

Watkins was a trauma specialist I believe, but yes, medical care has to be left be when started by other experts unless you are better, objectively speaking.

this explains a little bit more why its hard for mika to talk about schumi's condition..not negating the respect and history they have together.

The battles this man had with Schumacher are some of the greatest memories of watching F1 back in the day. Every win really meant something.

I worked for AusHealth Medical Services who cared for him at the RAH as well as his family. It happened a couple of years before I started working for them, I remember the crash well. I was told of a story where he was cranky one day in hospital because a staff member couldn't locate the brand of Finnish orange juice he wanted. She even went to the central markets to get the freshest possible - the Riverland (couple of hours outside of Adelaide) has some of the best quality oranges in the world. But when you're that ill, you're going to crave things you can't have and your fuse is going to be short. The Marshalls were all volunteers, and it was a real kick to be able to in to watch the race for free however which way you could get it. It just so happened that the Medical Marshalls at that corner were some of the best in the world, and specialised in the injuries he sustained. Pure stroke of luck. Mika should be dead. He came back some years later and opened the Helipad on the top of the RAH (which has since been rebuilt in another location). Everyone was really touched. :)

@Bruh-jr2ep

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing :)

The hair trump wishes he had

@twitchbandit3141

4 жыл бұрын

Aldo Oviedo RENT FREE

@PeRRXX

4 жыл бұрын

Twitch Bandit what?

@borismuller86

4 жыл бұрын

PeRRXX Trump supporters always say he’s living rent-free in people’s heads. Retards.

@Jimaybob

4 жыл бұрын

Twitch Bandit I mean yeah people think about him, he is the president of the United states...

@PeRRXX

4 жыл бұрын

Boris Müller that’s what I never understood. He’s not living in anyone’s head rent free, he’s the president of an entire fucking country, of course people are going to think about him.

God bless you Mika. Biggest Gentleman in F1 History.

@TheGojaofficial

5 жыл бұрын

That's very true comment my friend!

@blacktoothfox677

4 жыл бұрын

Oh... Jacques Villeneuve though, his conduct was so so amazing, also Graham Hill. Bear in mind I say this, Hakkinen is my all time favourite. Since that astonishing overtake maneuver at Spa, him and the Michael either side of the lapped minnow... Wow.

@manuelmontiel5418

4 жыл бұрын

@ Timmeyyy 0815 so true a total sportsman gentleman, not a pig as James Hunt was rip....

@mayafostok5534

Жыл бұрын

factssss

I always liked this gentleman... Since I started to watch F1 his humble and his way of driving was perfect combination to make him as a biggest driver in my eyes!

@Nebras

4 жыл бұрын

TheGojaofficial Did you listen to his interview in beyond the grid ? it was amazing making me like him more and more

"the Ron"

@nanderlizernanderlizer684

4 жыл бұрын

"i overtook the schumacher"

@stefanos821

4 жыл бұрын

@@nanderlizernanderlizer684 *the Michael

@709mash

4 жыл бұрын

I love how he just uses peoples first names with "the" in front of it. So deadpan, I love it.

@Nassyy

4 жыл бұрын

Before his eventual retirement, he convinced McLaren to sign the Kimi, but this comes at the expense of the 'Quick Nick'.

@surajbalajr.4016

4 ай бұрын

"The Michael" 😂. Love this man to bits ❤

no, cracking the skull is no fun at all. Finnish sense of humor :o)

@0wly

4 жыл бұрын

He actually said you know ,craccing the skull is not fun but its his accent that makes it sound lile no, cracking the skull is not fun

"it helped me to slow down"... Jesus Mika, how much faster could have you been in 1998 to 2000?

The only F1 driver that Schumacher feared. In my 55 years of following F1 - Prost, Hakkinen and Raikkonen are my favorite of all time.

After all of this, after a story about something that nearly cost his life.. "I got a mission here, I've been doing this sport all my life, let's try to win" What a fucking legend.. One of the rare, Mika Häkkinen...

“Cracking the skull, is not fun” i mean you wouldn’t have thought, fucking love this guy

What a magical hair lol.

@violetevergarden3132

6 жыл бұрын

Diego Cargnin Donald Trump tho

@lmtliam

4 жыл бұрын

Hakkinen's isn't bad either.

@Bruh-jr2ep

4 жыл бұрын

@@violetevergarden3132 Excactly what came to my mind🤣

@manuelmontiel5418

4 жыл бұрын

@@violetevergarden3132 you mean trumps wanabee hair ?

@violetevergarden3132

4 жыл бұрын

@@manuelmontiel5418 yep XD

Cracking the skull..it's not fun because... You don't have to justify that bro.

Still love him. Always have, always will. Made me fall in love with F1.

I very much like how he does not want to introduce himself as a hero who survived something bad, or to gain sympathy, he gives no cheep or pathetic speech, just real emotions and thoughts of a man who survived an awful accident. Something to really congratulate in these days when fake sentiments and PR talk took over some drivers.

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

Tells what impact the attention culture has had. The drivers in their 20's have been in front of phone cameras and all those social media picture fame hunting groups since they can remember: maybe before they went to school, if their parents got hooked to that already.

@rekosylvius9089

3 жыл бұрын

Im finnish and thats just how the majority of finns act😂

The way his head bashes off the cockpit... 😨

5:48 I'm here to win. Let's continue until that happens.

I was always shocked how exposed the driver's neck and head were in that era, even lil of the shoulders were visible from the side of the cockpit! I mean, c'mon FIA, you don't have to a genius to know in any accident, the neck and head is gonna be seriously injured if you don't have any support.

@seandbrass508

5 жыл бұрын

TheBrass18 “the Ron”

@outhdare

4 жыл бұрын

At the same time, Indycar covered well their drivers.

@borismuller86

4 жыл бұрын

The weird thing is F1 drivers were against seatbelts too. They didn’t want their senses impeded, when they’re travelling at that speed.

@timomastosalo

4 жыл бұрын

And Erlier in the 60's they were more exposed, and driving in flammable torpedos

@RBenjo21

3 жыл бұрын

Headrests came in for 1996, the sidepods raised for 1997 to make headrests stand out less, and HANS for 2003 would ensure that Hakkinen would have walked away from that crash in 03 onwards.

Loved watching Mika race as a kid in the late 90s. Absolute G to climb back into the car after the crash, let alone win 2 titles. I really admire him walking away when he started his family.

I was a big fan a fan a Mika I remember his accident as much as I remember senna and ratzenburgers fatal accidents. I was so worried for him. Homes seems like such lovely guy.

I heard from the accident from the finnish news in the Morning. My heart sunk.

He is dave mustaine.

@mlg_420quickscope

5 жыл бұрын

Muhammed Yeksek yeah haha

@matthewdavis7674

4 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one that thought this hahaha

@blacktoothfox677

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewdavis7674 #metoo

Huge respect for mikka as a racing driver. Utmost respect for mikka as a man

@nocraic

11 ай бұрын

Not enough respect to spell his name correctly......Mika. It's Mika

@tipperscum

11 ай бұрын

@@nocraic I stand corrected, you are correct. A simple double tap that I didn't notice, I bow to your knowledge.

Ron and The Rons wife was there

@Nassyy

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Ron is the Don.

@mercamia

3 жыл бұрын

Don Rennis

«Cracking the skull is not fun.”

If he was going to crash hard, at least he did it in the right spot with the medics and hospital so close. Also goes to show how far safety has come, as he would most likely have been fine in a modern car. Just seeing his head bounce around is scary.

I don't care for F1 drivers normally. But Mika is different. I've always like him. He seems down to earth, no arrogance what so ever and genuinely a nice guy.

What an interview

Ok ok ok, Mika has a better hairline than most of the 14 year olds in my class..

Mika is awesome. A really classy driver, who probably could’ve won more championships. He’s also funny as hell. I think Schumacher described him as the best he ever race & the driver he had the most respect for.

You can clearly see how he is still shocked when having to remember that crash. I obviously cannot know what he is thinking, but Mika gave an interview after winning the 99 drivers title, and said that he felt utterly exhausted, not after the final Japanese gp, but already after the previous one, where he was struggling, having to fight Michael holding him up for the entire race for Eddie in Malaysia. Not long after he had the steepest decline ive seen from an F1 driver. This crash has really had its toll on his career long years after. And it seems to me that Mika might have felt that this was unfair. He suffered a crash that would surely get people retired in any given profession, yet he had to continue and expectations were incredibly high.

3:32 Mika describes having to watch numerous cranial nerve exam ASMR videos.

Me: How bad could it possibly be? *video shows Mika’s face smashing on the steering wheel at over 140 kph and his visor pops open in the process* Me: B A D

@reno9k

2 жыл бұрын

more like 140mph

*sisu*

We were very lucky that day that Mika survived after the horrible death of Senna. Imagine if the worst happened and we lost another world champion.

One of the best drivers ever and a nice guy. 👍

The Ron's wife, the Lisa.

That hospital is closed now that saved his life very lucky

@ditroia2777

5 жыл бұрын

rad roast more accurate to say it has been moved to another site.

@radroast7354

5 жыл бұрын

@@ditroia2777 its name has but the complex is going soon

@ditroia2777

5 жыл бұрын

rad roast yes I know I live in Adelaide. The royal Adelaide hospital still exists though.

@radroast7354

5 жыл бұрын

@@ditroia2777I'm stating the hospital that he was saved in is no longer open and closed down.

@ditroia2777

5 жыл бұрын

rad roast it has not closed down it has moved.

Luck was certainly on Mika’s side that day

It's admirable how positive he his about every aspect of this lol Sure i cracked my skull, but look on the bright side, i did it right next to the hospital I couldn't move, so i just relaxed and took a nap This near fatal crash taught me to take things slow with my life Probably the most negative thing he says is that it wasn't fun

The GOAT

Massive respect for this man 🗿🔝

Trump to his hairdresser:"I'll have the mika "

He would have probably had raccoon eyes that looked blood red or dark purple because of blood vessels bursting around his eyes. Skull fractures are ugly because of the trauma.

What a MAN

The McLaren chassis from 1993 to 1996 was god awful

Mika is the realest

Total legend.

He looks like and talks like KDB

Hmm one layer of old tyres isn’t enough of a crash barrier for an F1 car me thinks 🤔

"You know.... a crack in the skull.... is not fun." Classic Fin, lol.

@fra93ilgrande

2 ай бұрын

So COLD 🥶🔝🗿

"A crack in the skull is not fun" I believe him

How did his skull crack I've watched the onboard but I cannot explain it?

@kingofdaplayazball5817

5 жыл бұрын

He hit his head on the steering wheel during the initial impact with the wall. 120mph to 0, with a force of around 200g

@nanderlizernanderlizer684

4 жыл бұрын

it happened to fast to see

@noxvi4753

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingofdaplayazball5817 yep I rewatched it a couple of times

@phildurre9492

4 жыл бұрын

Noxvi whatch it without slow motion;)

You know, he would've died there on the track if not for the quick action of Professor Sid Watkins.

Mikka vs Alonso Go Karting fun.

this man is my true father

agreed

Can somebody explain to me how that impact caused a fraction of his skull and problems with his breathing? To me the crash does not look that hard in comparison to other incidents.

@joselaya5778

4 жыл бұрын

watch the onboard mate he was moved around like a ragdoll

@phildurre9492

4 жыл бұрын

Crest Fallen hitting the wall at 150 km/h can easily kill you :) perhaps check his head movement at the impact and look it in real time, not slow motion

@Sliqhs

4 жыл бұрын

When he first hit the barrier his helmet smacked into his steering wheel, you can’t see it in the footage since it happened so fast. This movement could cause damage in the neck, like whiplash or a basilar fracture. Since the impact was well over 100g his throat pretty much closed when his head made contact with the wheel...if you move your head down suddenly you can sometimes feel your throat move in a weird way since it wasn’t designed to handle sudden changes like that.

He doesn’t call Australian doctors and nurses!

@ontophantom8668

4 жыл бұрын

One year later, at the next Australian GP, he went to that hospital again to personally thank all the doctors once more.

I never realized Mika had Donald Truimp hair...

@Kasmuller

5 жыл бұрын

Wrong Trump copied mika But he sorta failed

Mika näyttää jos Tampereen Tero ja Trump sais pojan.

That’s Donald trump

Axl Rose?

@mlg_420quickscope

5 жыл бұрын

Carlos Neto Dave Mustaine

It's Häkkinen, not Hakkinen.

БЛЯТЬ МЕСТАМИ ПОМЕНЯТЬСЯ НИКАК????????????

The finnish accent sounds like a chinese accent

@kvin9210

3 жыл бұрын

Not really

@formatique_arschloch

2 жыл бұрын

No.