Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Wareega koowaad ee horyaalka wuxuu ka dhacay Australia oo si lama filaan ah, labada McLaren ee Mika Häkkinen iyo David Coulthard waxay bilaabeen 1<unk>2 horyaalka Ferrari Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, tartankii labaad oo isku xigta (ka dib kii sanadkii hore)
tartankii ugu dambeeyay), ayaa ku hakaday wareegga bandhigga wuxuuna ka bilaabay dhabarka. McLaren waxay ahaayeen kuwa ugu horeeya iyo kuwa labaad ee geeska koowaad, ka dibna way ka soo baxeen ilaa ay labaduba burbureen, Coulthard markii gearbox-kiisa uu fashilmay iyo Häkkinen oo leh dhibaato koronto. Tani waxay ka dhigtay Eddie Irvine Ferrari labaad inuu helo guushiisii ugu horreysay ee xirfadiisa ka hor Jordan Heinz-Harald Frentzen iyo Ralf Schumacher oo ku jira Williams.