The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th FIAFormula One
World Championship season. It commenced on March 7, 1999, and ended on
October 31 after sixteen races. The season saw the introduction of a
new event to the World Championship calendar, the Malaysian Grand Prix. The drivers World Championship was won by Mika Häkkinen, although Eddie Irvine, David Coulthard and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all had a chance of clinching it. Ferrari won the constructors World Championship, which paved the way for the Michael Schumacher-era
of Ferrari dominance at the start of the century. Schumacher was
injured during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, suffering a
broken leg in a crash, but returned before the end of the season.