Complex sentence: Salo and Häkkinen battled over third position until lap 39, when Salo, suffering from cramp and driving with one hand, spun at the final bend and then pitted for fresh tyres, dropping down to eighth position.
Split into simpler sentences: Salo and Häkkinen battled over third position until lap 39, when Salo, suffering from cramp and driving with one hand, spun at the final bend. He pitted soon after for fresh tyres, dropping down to eighth position.