简介：The1999FIAFormulaOneWorldChampionshipwasthe53rdseasonofFIAFormulaOnemotorracing.Itfeaturedthe1999FIAFormulaOneWorldChampionship,whichcommencedon7Marchandendedon31Octoberaftersixteenraces. TheDrivers'ChampionshipwaswonforasecondconsecutivetimebyMikaHäkkinen,althoughEddieIrvine,DavidCoulthardandHeinz-HaraldFrentzenallhadachanceofwinningthetitleatvariousstages.FerrariwontheConstructors'Championship,whichpavedthewayfortheMichaelSchumachereraofFerraridominancebeginningin2000.However,Schumacher'sparticipationinthe1999championshipwascutshortduetoinjuryattheBritishGrandPrix,wherehesufferedabrokenleginacrash.HereturnedforthelasttworacesoftheseasoninordertoassistIrvineinhischampionshiprun. Thechampionshipfinalewassetupincontroversialcircumstances,asFerrarigotits1–2finishinMalaysiareinstatedfollowinganappealofadisqualificationforabreachofthetechnicalregulations.ThisensuredthatIrvinehadthetitleleadbeforethefinalraceandifSchumacherwoninJapan,aslowasfourthwouldbeenoughtosealIrvine'stitle.SchumachertookpolebutlostthestarttoHäkkinenwhothendroveawayatthefrontneverbeingtroubledforpositionbySchumacherinspiteofhimrunningcloseallrace.HadFerrariswitchedtheircarsIrvinewouldhavestilllostthetitleoncountbackduetoHäkkinen'sfivewinscomparedwithIrvine'sfour.IntheendIrvinefinishedadistantthirdandfellshortinhisonlychampionshiptitlebid. ThesuccessstoriesoftheseasonwerethesuccessesoftheJordanandStewartteams,withHeinz-HaraldFrentzenfinishingthirdinthetitleraceforJordanandJohnnyHerbertwinningStewart'sfirstandonlyGrandPrixvictoryattheNürburgring.TheseasonalsosawformerdominantteamWilliamsrunasecondseasoninarowwithoutvictoriesinspiteofafewpodiumsfrombreakthroughyoungsterRalfSchumacher,withtwo-timeChampCarwinnerAlexZanardisufferingaseasonwithoutevenscoringpoints.ThesamefateappliedtoformerdriverJacquesVilleneuve,whoonlytwoyearsafterhisWorldChampionshiptitlein1997hardlyfinishedaraceandendedupwithoutpointsfortheall-newBritishAmericanRacingteam. Thechampionshipsawtheintroductionofanewevent,theMalaysianGrandPrix. FerrariwontheirninthConstructors'title,thefirstsincethe1983season.…