![]() ![]() The desire at Ferrari, fresh off the back of consecutive Schumacher victories at Monza and Indianapolis, was very much to get the job done here, to avoid the nerve-wracking final round showdowns of the previous three years, none of which had gone its way. Even if he won and Schumacher non-scored, it would only put Hakkinen two points ahead with a race still to go. Realistically, Mika had to win here just to keep the contest open until the final round at Sepang. With 10 points for a win and six for second, a victory in Japan would give him the title regardless of what Hakkinen did. ![]() Schumacher, eight points clear coming in, could seal it here. Coming to Suzuka for the penultimate race of a see-sawing seasonal battle between Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher and McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen in 2000, it all still hung in the balance. ![]()
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