It was the second year in succession that Barrichello had collided with a McLaren driver in the closing stages, as he had made contact with Häkkinen on the last corner of the last lap the previous year when also battling for fourth place.
S tem se je končal boj za prva tri mesta in pozornosti je bil deležen Barrichello, ki je ujel četrtouvrščenega Blundella od katerega je bil vidno hitrejši.