Menagerie F1 : 1998 British Grand Prix

Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes BS	1m 23.271s
Michael Schumacher	Ferrari GY	1m 23.720s
Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome GY	1m 24.102s
David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes BS	1m 24.310s
Eddie Irvine	Ferrari GY	1m 24.436s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome GY	1m 24.442s
Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen Honda GY	1m 24.542s
Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas BS	1m 25.081s
Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas GY	1m 25.084s
Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen Honda GY	1m 25.461s
Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife BS	1m 25.654s
Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife BS	1m 25.760s
Pedro Diniz	TWR Arrows BS	1m 26.376s
Mika Salo	TWR Arrows BS	1m 26.487s
Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot BS	1m 26.808s
Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot BS	1m 26.847s
Jos Verstappen	Stewart-Ford BS	1m 26.948s
Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford BS	1m 26.990s
Tora Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford GY	1m 27.061s
Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford BS	1m 28.051s
Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford BS	1m 28.123s
Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell-Ford GY	1m 28.608s
107 % rule time:	1m 29.100s

Fastest Lap :
Micheal Schumacher (Ferrari) 1m 35.704s
Lap Record : 1992: Nigel Mansell (Williams) 1m 17.070s

Analysis :
Just a typical English summers day...up to your sidepods in water.

Once again Michael Schumacher showed he has no equal in the rain, while Ferrari teammate Eddie Irvine was on the podium yet again.
After taking yet another pole, Mika Hakinnen led comfortably until the heavens opened and the slick track got the better of him. His offroad excursion damaging the underside of the car and forcing him to be content with second.
David Coulthard fell foul of the deluge along with a huge portion of the field, including Damon Hill (who was the first to go). While Jordan teammate Ralf Schumacher finally brought home a point for the team, both the Benetton's ran consistently (though not strongly) with Alexander Wurz again showing experience beyond his years.
Sauber's Jean Alesi, who like Fisichella always runs well in the rain, had a great run spoiled by one of the few mechanical failures in the race.

Scumacher really turned up the pressure on Hakkinen with this win, while the consistent podium finishes of Irvine have the Tifosi poised well for the Constructors championship.
It is now up to McLaren (and Coulthard) to show that they have an answer.

	1998 British Grand Prix
Silverstone Northamptonshire 3.194 miles July 12th 1998

Michael Schumacher	Ferrari GY	1h 47m 12.450s
Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes BS	1h 47m 24.915s
Eddie Irvine	Ferrari GY	1h 47m 31.649s
Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife BS	1 lap down
Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife BS	1 lap down
Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen Honda GY	1 lap down