| 77 laps | A commanding win for Mclaren. |
| 76 laps | Hakkinen on the last lap |
| 75 laps | It's all over for Alesi - he pulls over at the side of the road |
| 74 laps | The points are virtually settled now - it will be another 1-2 for Mclaren |
| 73 laps | Hill has lost a few seconds to Barrichello - that gap is now 3.7 seconds |
| 73 laps | Irvine now needs to pick up the pace beacuse Frentzen is hassling him now. The gap is down to 5.8 seconds |
| 73 laps | Just four laps left now...everyone up to Wurz in 7th has been lapped |
| 72 laps | The top four positions are settled now....the only change could be a possible change between Damon Hill and Rubens Barrichello, although Irvine is now losing time to Frentzen |
| 71 laps | Alesi has served his penalty and is down to 9th |
| 69 laps | Hill is still behind Barrichello, but looks comfortable for at least a point |
| 68 laps | Coulthard is striding away from Irvine now - he is 9.5 seconds up on Irvine now |
| 68 laps | Alesi gets a 10 second penalty for speeding in the pitlane |
| 67 laps | Barrichello's one stop appears to have worked very well - he is holding onto 5th, while team mate Herbert, in the same situation is down in 12th |
| 67 laps | Hakkinen is cruising around now - he has an impregnable lead |
| 66 laps | Irvine is 5 seconds down on Coulthard now and looks as though he will have to settle for 3rd. One mistake will cost him 2 points |
| 64 laps | Hill is right up behind Barrichello, challenging for 5th |
| 63 laps | Irvine is now trying to get back to Coulthard...he has very little chance of getting past unless he applies the same pressure that the Scot did to him |
| 63 laps | "I can take him anyday of the week" said Irvine recently about Coulthard. Not today, it seems |
| 62 laps | Irvine is off - Coulthard goes through and is 2nd. A bad mistake from Irvine, but pressure pays off. Irvine was on the grass for one corner, a mistake that will cost him - and Ferrari - 2 points. |
| 60 laps | Villeneueve is into the pits - he seems to have retired again. Another bad day for him. He is furious as he stalks the BAR pit demanding an explanation... |
| 60 laps | The Coulthard and Irvine show waltzes past Panis in 11th. Irvine ought to be able to hang onto 2nd until the flag, but Coulthard will make it uncomfortable for him |
| 58 laps | Everyone up to Wurz in 8th place has been lapped now |
| 58 laps | Irvine gets away in front - we have the same situation again. Coulthard has lost his chance of second place |
| 58 laps | They both pit at the same time |
| 57 laps | Coulthard is still locked behind Irvine - they are effectively in a pit stop race for 2nd place on the podium |
| 56 laps | Damon Hill looks good to score with the other Jordan. Meanwhile Frentzen looks assured of 4th place with Barrichello behind him |
| 56 laps | Irvine is now 8.5 seconds down on Hakkinen, with one stop left to make |
| 55 laps | Meanwhile Hakkinen pits in 7.4 secs. Exemplary pitstop by Mclaren. The race is now Hakkinen's as long as the car holds out |
| 54 laps | Alesi pits...and he's stalled the car...no, he gets it back again but it is a bad start |
| 54 laps | Alesi is up to 4th, although he has only pitted once. Hill now looks like he will get 6th place back |
| 53 laps | Fisichella is out of the race. |
| 52 laps | Fisichella is having a nightmare stop! He has lost his race in the pits...bad news for Fisico who was going well |
| 52 laps | Fisichella pits now in 5th place |
| 52 laps | Coulthard is now being held up by Irvine - he is going to have to try and pass him in the pits |
| 51 laps | Hill has been slightly out of shape near the end of the lap... |
| 51 laps | Villeneuve pits - he's looking good for a finish at last... |
| 50 laps | Frentzen pits - it's a good stop - he gets out in front of Barrichello |
| 49 laps | Hill dropped down to 9th with his 2nd stop. Frentzen is coming in |
| 48 laps | Hill pits - he gets out but he's behind Barrichello, who is on a one-stop strategy |
| 48 laps | Hakkinen is stretching away now - he has time to dop another pitstop and get out in front. The race is his if everything else stays okay |
| 47 laps | Irvine has lost more time from Hakkinen - he is being harassed from behind by Coulthard |
| 46 laps | Hill in the last of the points-scoring places is comfortably ahead of Alesi |
| 45 laps | Coulthard is right up under Irvine's gearbox now |
| 45 laps | Hakkinen is still being told to push by his pit boards |
| 44 laps | Salo pits... |
| 44 laps | Salo is about to pit |
| 43 laps | Irvine is now back to 20 seconds behind, as it was before the traffic |
| 43 laps | Coulthard and Irvine are in the traffic now - can Eddie hold off David? |
| 43 laps | Salo STILL hasn't stopped - no wonder he didn't overtake the back markers |
| 41 laps | Coulthard is now just 2 seconds down on Irvine - Irvine is coming into traffic |
| 40 laps | Coulthard does the quickest lap of the race 1:20.923 |
| 40 laps | Coulthard is catching Irvine. He is on the podium now, since Barrichello pitted |
| 40 laps | Barrichello has a long stop of 11.1 seconds |
| 40 laps | Barrichello goes in for his one stop |
| 39 laps | Irvine has closed the gap to 17 seconds now |
| 39 laps | Panis jumped infront of Herbert in the pits |
| 38 laps | Herbert and Panis pit at the same time - they are on one-stoppers |
| 37 laps | Salo is lapped again by Hakkinen - he unlapped himself when Hakkinen pitted |
| 37 laps | Hakkinen seems to be in traffic - Irvine is taking a second a lap out of him at the moment |
| 36 laps | Barrichello's one stop will be soon...but it could put him right down the grid, so whether it works for him is questionable... |
| 35 laps | Barrichello is clearly on a one-stop strategy... |
| 35 laps | Irvine is now over 20 seconds down |
| 34 laps | Salo has got up to 13th, but has not yet stopped. |
| 34 laps | COulthard is 4th, but Barrichello has not stopped |
| 33 laps | Coulthard is out into 4th |
| 33 laps | COulthard gets a good stop - Irvine is through |
| 32 laps | Coulthard pits |
| 32 laps | Wurz has been off-road, and gets back on. He will have dirty tyres |
| 31 laps | Irvine is now 18.7 seconds down on Hakkinen after one stop |
| 31 laps | Coulthard is 2nd but he has yet to stop... |
| 31 laps | Hill is quickest in the sector 2 |
| 31 laps | Hakkinen gets a quick stop...and he's out in the lead |
| 30 laps | Hakkinen pits - he will get out in the lead |
| 30 laps | Hakkinen now leads Coulthard - neither has pitted |
| 29 laps | A flood of pitstops at the moment |
| 29 laps | Irvine pits...so does Hill |
| 29 laps | Ralf Schumacher pits...it's a good one. |
| 28 laps | The Ferrari crew are out now - its for Salo |
| 28 laps | Fisichella pits...he's on a two-stopper |
| 28 laps | Takagi is out of the race |
| 27 laps | Irvine is now holding the deficit to Hakkinen steady at 12.4 secs |
| 26 laps | Takagi pits |
| 25 laps | There are no positional changes, and only 2 retirements so far. The race will be decided on pitstops |
| 25 laps | Irvine took about a second back from Hakkinen on the last lap |
| 24 laps | Villeneuve is the first into the pits |
| 23 laps | Salo moves across after 1 blue flag |
| 23 laps | Hakkinen is now right behind Salo |
| 22 laps | The BAR pit crew are out now |
| 22 laps | Hakkinen is about to lap a Ferrari - an embarassment for Ferrari, or could they use Salo to delay Hakkinen on Irvine's behalf? |
| 21 laps | Irvine has lost time in the traffic...Fisichella is now just 5.5 seconds behind him |
| 21 laps | Hakkinen has an advantage of 11.2 seconds over Irvine now |
| 20 laps | Diniz has spun out of the race...the 2nd retirement |
| 19 laps | Fisichella is coming back into it a little bit...the softer tyres seem to be getting faster |
| 19 laps | Hakkinen has already lapped Gene and Takagi |
| 18 laps | Hakkinen has a lead of 8.4 seconds now - it's not nearly enough to take a pitstop, and the Mclaren garage now want Hakkinen to "PUSH!" |
| 17 laps | Fisichella has just gone fastest of all in sector 1 |
| 16 laps | As expected, there is no overtaking in this race. |
| 15 laps | Zanardi suffered a broken differential, which is why he went off track in the first place |
| 14 laps | Salo is still lurking down in 19th |
| 14 laps | The BARs are together down in 13th and 14th at the moment...Villeneuve got a bad start |
| 12 laps | Hakkinen could pit now and still get out in front of Hill in 6th place! |
| 12 laps | Hakkinen has gone quicker again - Irvine is now 7.5 seconds down |
| 11 laps | Irvine is holding the gap down to about 0.5 seconds a lap - perhaps he has a heavy fuel load |
| 11 laps | Hakkinen now has 6.6 seconds over Irvine |
| 9 laps | Zanardi is out of the race...another bad day at the office |
| 8 laps | Zanardi is in trouble...he is bouncing through the gravel - he is down to last |
| 8 laps | Coulthard is stuck behind Frentzen |
| 7 laps | Salo is still down in 20th |
| 6 laps | Hakkinen is setting quickest sectors every time at the moment - he is 5.1 seconds up on Irvine now. Fisichella in 3rd is already 11.8 seconds down |
| 6 laps | Wurz is briefly out of shape...he is down in 8th |
| 5 laps | Coulthard is now 12.4 seconds down on Hakkinen |
| 4 laps | The only significant gaps in the field are between Hakkinen and Irvine, and Irvine and Fisichella. Otherwise the field is bunched up |
| 4 laps | Irvine is losing between 0.5 and 1.0 seconds a lap to Hakkinen |
| 4 laps | Takagi has been in the gravel |
| 3 laps | Salo is down to 20th in the race |
| 3 laps | Irvine is now 2.4 seconds down on Hakkinen |
| 2 laps | Herbert slipped back to 12th at the start |
| 1 lap | Hakkinen is increasing his lead. Damon Hill is right behind Coulthard |
| 1 lap | Hakkinen has a 1.3 second advantage |
| 0 laps | Hakkinen and Irvine away on the first lap |
| 0 laps | Disastrous start for Coulthard |
| 0 laps | Frentzen is up to 4th |
| 0 laps | The lights go out! Hakkinen away. Irvine away as well. Coulthard is taken by Fisichella Coulthard |
| Pre Race | Very slow formation lap |
| Pre Race | Formation lap underway! |
| Pre Race | Just minutes to go now |
| Pre Race | The pit exit has now closed - the cars are now on the grid |