Marka Newey uu awoodo inuu ka faa'iideysto xeerarka cusub ee farsamada ee loogu talagalay, iyo marka Williams ay lumiso mashiinnadooda Renault ee shaqada, McLaren ayaa mar kale awood u leh inay u tartamaan horyaalka; "F1 Racing" magazine ayaa sheegtay in sida kaliya ee kor loogu qaadi karo rajadooda horyaalnimada ay tahay in la shaqaaleysiiyo horyaalkii Ferrari ee Michael Schumacher. Häkkinen iyo Coulthard waxay ku guuleysteen shan ka mid ah lixdii tartan ee ugu horreeyay inkasta oo la mamnuucay nidaamka "brake steer" ee kooxda, kaas oo u oggolaanaya in biriijyada gadaal si shaqsi ahaan loo hawlgeliyo si loo yareeyo hoos u dhaca, ka dib markii ay ka soo horjeesteen Ferrari tartankii labaad ee Brazil. Schumacher iyo Ferrari ayaa bixiyay tartankii ugu weynaa, kii hore wuxuu barbardhigay dhibcaha Häkkinen iyadoo laba tartan ay ka harsan yihiin, laakiin wuxuu ku guuleystey Häkkinen Luxembourg iyo Japan
Grand Prix wuxuu siiyey labadaba Horyaalka Wadayaasha iyo McLaren Horyaalka Dhisayaasha. Häkkinen wuxuu ku guuleystay horyaalkiisii labaad ee wadayaasha xilli ciyaareedkii xigay, laakiin sababo la xiriira khaladaadka wadayaasha iyo cilladaha farsamada, kooxdu waxay ka lumisay horyaalka dhisayaasha Ferrari.