Oh no, disaster strikes. Quite literally. Hakkinen, making his final pit stop of the race, pulls up at the Lotus pit and suddenly a bolt of lightning strikes the car and destroys well, pretty much everything. What bitter luck. At least Lotus come away with a hard earned point.
15th - M Schumacher - Jordan 191. RTD. Flat tyre.
14th - N Rosberg - Williams FW28. RTD. Brake failure.
13th - S Vettel - BMW Sauber F1. 07. RTD. Spun out.
12th - J Villeneuve - Williams FW18. RTD. Electrical Failure
11th - N Piquet - Ensign N177. RTD. Hydraulic Failure
10th - N Mansell - Lotus 81B - RTD. Engine Failure.
9th - A Prost - McLaren M29B - RTD. Run out of fuel
8th - F Alonso - Minard PS01 - RTD. Gearbox
7th - L Hamilton - McLaren MP4-22. Fuel Pump Failure.
6th - 1pt. M Hakkinen - Lotus102B. Struck by Lightning.
Out on track the final five are going at it hard. Hill is being reeled in by Lauda with Senna and Button dicing for third and Kimi not far behind. It's anyones race.
(11) Button
(8) Raikkonen
(15) Hill
(11) Senna
(14) Lauda