Ku dhammaystir weedha soo socota: Iyada oo Newey awood u yeeshay inuu ka faa'iideysto xeerarka farsamada cusub ee loogu talagalay, iyo iyadoo Williams ay lumisay mashiinnadooda Renault ee shaqada, McLaren ayaa mar kale awood u yeeshay inay u tartanto horyaalka; "F1 Racing" magazine ayaa sheegtay in habka kaliya ee lagu kordhin karo rajadooda horyaalnimada ay ahayd 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 guuleystay Häkkinen Luxembourg iyo
Japanese Grand Prix ayaa labadiisiiba siiyay 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.