After letting Schumacher falter, Hakkinen cruised to the winner's circle.
People tend to forget that in their lives.
I'm not going to do this anymore. I knew that there would be a time when something would happen, either to Michael or to me. Going at the speed Michael went at the start of the race, either of us could have gone off. Schumacher finally did go off, on Lap 30 of the 69-lap race, when he ran over the curbing on Turn 13 and slammed hard into the retaining wall. That may not make for scintillating stories, but it wins world championships.