When Max Verstappen won his second-world title in 2022, he became part of a super elite club

of racing drivers. Back to back, F1 World Champions. In the whole seven-decade history of the

sport, out of hundreds of drivers and 34 title winners, only 11 have managed to win the crown

in consecutive years. Alonzo, Vettel, Hamilton and Schumacher are also in that club, and so

is Mick Hackanan, the original flying fin. That he became World Champion in 1998 and

1999 is made even more incredible by how he did it. After coming back from a horrendous crash,

which could have ended his career, or worse. I spoke to Micka in 2019 to look back at his

incredible story and his championship winning seasons.

It is a long time ago, but some reason it feels like yesterday because all these motions,

what I went through to able to achieve that victory, you know, it was so strong that you never

forget. You carry that everyday in your life, that memory. And how important Formula One was for me,

and you know, it was definitely an incredible life school. And what that means is, yes,

motor racing is a great sport and it's great fun. But when you do enter the Formula One, it

becomes the same time, not only your sport, your fun, what you do, it's becoming your work.

And at it you need to be changed to different level to get the success that somebody takes

you place. And it's not any more Formula One for me. You know, when I entered the Formula One,

it was definitely, wow, this is great. This is fantastic. I've been Formula One. And yes,

I know I'm great talent, you know, and I can do well. But it really opened my eyes later on,

that way this is an incredible challenge to becoming good in different aspects of Formula One.

So it's not about just the turning of steering left or right. It is to do much more than just

having fun and driving a car. Can you remember the impression of Formula One car made on you the

first time you drove one? I think it was the Beneton. You went straight out and you were faster than

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