1999 Malaysian GP *Round 15* (ITV Commentary - Murray & Martin)

DRAMA! The first ever Malaysian GP was an epic one as, not only did the championship battle heat up with 2 rounds to go, Michael Schumacher was back and boy, was he back with a bang!

With Frentzen & DC Effectively out, this was between Eddie & Mika..

So, who would come out, on top in the heat of Malaysia?

This would also be Johnny Herberts 29th & Last points finish in F1.

Another fun stat - Eddie Irvine had 4 wins, and only 4 front row starts in his career.

*Ferrari were DQed after the race for infringements on their bargeboard, effectively handing both titles to McLaren & Hakkinen, but the results were later reinstated, so both championships would go down to the wire!*

Drivers standings AFTER the race:-

1 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 70
2 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 66
3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 51
4 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 48
5 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 38
6 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 33
7 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 21
8 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 15
9 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 13
10 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 10
11 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 7
12 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 7
13 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 3
14 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | 3
15 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 2
16 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | 1
17 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 1
18 | (ESP) Marc Gene | 1

Constructors AFTER race:-

1 | Ferrari | 118
2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 114
3 | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 58
4 | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 36
5 | Williams-Supertec | 33
6 | Benetton-Playlife | 16
7 | Prost-Peugeot | 9
8 | Sauber-Petronas | 4
9 | Arrows | 1
= | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1