F1: 5 Most Memorable Races at Monza

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Michael Schumacher of Germany leads team-mate Eddie Irvine of Great Britain
Michael Schumacher of Germany leads team-mate Eddie Irvine at the 1988 Italian Grand Prix

#4 1998 - Schumacher beats Hakkinen

Michael Schumacher of Germany celebrates a Ferrari win
Michael Schumacher's second win at Monza

Michael Schumacher's second victory at Monza came after a fierce battle with McLaren's Hakkinen.

The German started the race on pole position while the Finn followed Schumacher from the second row of the grid. However, fortunes soon changed for Hakkinen as his rival driving the Ferrari suffered from a bad start and moved down to the fifth place.

A resurgent drive by the German ensured that he was back in contention for the race win. However, tragedy struck McLaren, and Coulthard retired due to a blown engine, which forced Hakkinen to concede his position to Schumacher. The German continued his march towards victory while the second-placed Hakkinen lost places due to problems with his brakes, and finished the race in the fourth place.

Michael Schumacher finished first while his teammate Eddie Irvine took a brilliant second to complete a memorable Ferrari 1-2.

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