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Convinced that Coulthard was at fault, [21] Schumacher confronted him. According to Coulthard's version of events, Schumacher accused Coulthard of "trying to fucking kill me", [22] and also threatened to kill Coulthard. [23] Many were convinced that Coulthard did it intentionally in order to help his teammate. [24]
By lap 22 Michael Schumacher's advantage over Montoya had grown to 11.3 seconds, with consecutive lap times in the 1:29 range. [2] [63] Räikkönen was 0.8 seconds behind Montoya. [51] On the same lap, Coulthard went off the track at Prost corner. His slower speed promoted Irvine to fourth soon after. [50]
David Marshall Coulthard (born 27 March 1971) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2008.Nicknamed "DC", Coulthard was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2001 with McLaren, and won 13 Grands Prix across 15 seasons.
[79] [84] Michael Schumacher came closer on Coulthard in the infield segment, challenging him for the lead. [85] Michael Schumacher unsuccessfully tried to overtake Coulthard on the outside on the start/finish straight at the start of lap six. Coulthard's blocking of Schumacher allowed Häkkinen to close up and almost pass on the inside.
With 16 laps to go, Coulthard had a 12-second lead; by lap 55 of 58, Coulthard's lead was reduced to two seconds. [2] A few laps before the end of the race, Coulthard let Häkkinen past on the front straight. From the pre-season test, it was clear that McLaren had the fastest car but was unreliable.
When lap one ended, Ralf Schumacher led Coulthard, Trulli, Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher and Montoya. [81] Ralf Schumacher and Coulthard began pulling away from Trulli, who was battling Häkkinen for third, and a pack of cars formed behind them. [79] Heidfeld passed Irvine for 12th, and Verstappen overtook Burti for 16th on lap two. [59]
The result of the race meant Michael Schumacher increased his lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship to eighteen points ahead of David Coulthard who retired due to an engine failure in the final fifteen laps of the race. Barrichello maintained third position despite his crash, Ralf Schumacher stayed in fourth and Häkkinen rounded out the ...
This meant he emerged a fraction behind Schumacher. Häkkinen won, with Schumacher and Coulthard making up the podium. Barrichello beat Ralf to fourth. Häkkinen's win had now given him the lead in the championship, with 64 points to Schumacher's 62. Coulthard was third with 58, and Barrichello fourth with 49. Fisichella was fifth with 18.