Formula-1 2002 R07 Monaco Grand Prix Part 02

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00:00:00Good drive for the Arrows, man. Fisichella is 7th, Barrichello is rejoined in 8th place after the incident with this man, Kimi Räikkönen.

00:00:07So then it's Heidfeld, Panis 10th, De La Rosa in 11th, Irvine in 12th, and Nicosalo 13th, ahead of Mark Webber.

00:00:15And still we've only seen 3 actual retirements from this race, Alex Young, Takuma Sato, and Alan McNish.

00:00:23And that was Montoya. Montoya went through the chicane. He didn't go around the chicane, he drove through that.

00:00:29So Montoya made an error under braking into the chicane, now whether that will be deemed to be an advantage or not.

00:00:35So he didn't make up any places, he didn't really gain any time as we watch back, this is Irvine.

00:00:39Oh, Eddie Irvine losing it, tank slapping it all the way down.

00:00:44And that was Nicosalo taking advantage. Now was there contact here, John? No.

00:00:47No, no contact. It looks like the traction control suddenly was non-existent.

00:00:53Oh, and this is still close between the two battling for 2nd place.

00:00:58Montoya just fending off Michael Schumacher, as Rubens Barrichello makes his way through the pits and has had a stop-and-go penalty.

00:01:07Yes, that means coming into the pits, stopping for 10 seconds, standing there then.

00:01:12And this is down to the individual teams, they have to actually carry out this exercise.

00:01:16And then when the 10 seconds is up, the driver can go back out into the field.

00:01:19Barrichello had been very quick, immediately going back out after his contact with Kimi Räikkönen.

00:01:24But of course, once again, coming back in will have lasted about 30 seconds for Inunait.

00:01:28Plus 10 seconds, so a total of 40 seconds for Barrichello for that rash move.

00:01:33There is Montoya, misjudging the braking. There he went straight across the chicane.

00:01:38Whether that will be deemed an unfair advantage, I have to say, doesn't look like it to me.

00:01:42No, and he almost hit the barrier under the braking there. The car was very unstable indeed.

00:01:46But he saved it, and he stays in front of Michael Schumacher.

00:01:50Now we've just seen Jarno Trulli come into the pits.

00:01:52So the Renault driver drops down the order somewhat. He's made a stop, he was running in 5th place.

00:01:57That promotes Heinz-Harald Frentzen up into 5th.

00:02:00Ferrari are ready for Michael Schumacher. Michael Schumacher is going to be in.

00:02:06Oh my goodness, gone wrong for Ruiz Barrichello. He's been done for speeding in the pit lane.

00:02:10But this is Michael Schumacher's one and only stop for the day.

00:02:13They decided to bring him in now. It's a lap, he came in lap 44.

00:02:18Now he had all the airboxes.

00:02:20Tire change, and off goes Michael Schumacher once again.

00:02:23Ross Braun speaking to him on the radio.

00:02:25Indeed, and this is the major play of the race.

00:02:27The Ferrari are going to take victory, or at least get up onto 2nd place in the podium.

00:02:31It's going to start now.

00:02:33Michael Schumacher is going to rejoin the track, and really there's not too much traffic ahead of him.

00:02:38So he's going to be able to get in 2 or 3 really quick laps.

00:02:41One of the arrows just comes by, and Michael just manages to get ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

00:02:45Frentzen, of course, running in 5th place. Michael Schumacher rejoins in 4th.

00:02:50So that's great stuff for Michael Schumacher to get out in front of Frentzen.

00:02:54That could be absolutely crucial.

00:02:56Now, if he can string a series of fast laps together,

00:02:59it may well be that he can move up into at least 2nd past Montoya.

00:03:03But it looks like Coulthard could be coming into the pit soon.

00:03:05It is. David Coulthard is going to come in. This is going to be a lap 45.

00:03:10So we hope that McLaren are ready for him.

00:03:14So we'll wait and see what this team do.

00:03:17So David Coulthard cuts. No, he doesn't. He goes on one more lap.

00:03:20We saw the McLaren team preparing. It's for Kimi Räikkönen back in again.

00:03:24Yeah, it's Räikkönen who's come back in.

00:03:25So obviously, even though repairs have been made, the car is not right.

00:03:29And he's saying, no, don't take the steering wheel off.

00:03:31I think maybe we can still get back out there. Maybe it's only a minor problem.

00:03:36But I think that McLaren want to get this car moved out of the way as quickly as possible

00:03:39because we are going to come into the window.

00:03:41But David Coulthard and his team will be looking to make that pit stop.

00:03:45There we see Montoya now in 2nd place.

00:03:47Ralf Schumacher in 3rd. Michael will be pushing.

00:03:50He's just gone fastest in that 2nd sector of the lap.

00:03:54New tyres, fuel on board.

00:03:55A chat to Ross Braun as he went out of the pit lane.

00:03:58As Rubens Barrichello once again visits the pits.

00:04:00I think this is the 3rd time he's seen the Brazilian this afternoon into the pits.

00:04:04Yes, he picked up the penalty for speeding in the pit lane last time around.

00:04:07So he's had to drive through it again on the speed limit of 60kmh,

00:04:11just over 40mph, which he exceeded last time.

00:04:15So, Michael Schumacher, this is his opportunity now.

00:04:19The laps that he's putting together now could be the difference

00:04:22between him matching Hayet and Senna's 6 victories here at Monaco.

00:04:26Because if he can put in enough quick laps,

00:04:28he could move ahead not only of Montoya, but of Coulthard as well, quite possibly.

00:04:33Because he wasn't that far behind the McLaren Mercedes driver.

00:04:36But these two are going deeper into the race,

00:04:38so they might need to stop for a little less long when it comes to their turn.

00:04:42But Ralf Schumacher quicker at this moment than Juan Pablo Montoya.

00:04:46As we look back into the pit lane and see which teams are beginning to prepare.

00:04:50Now we look at the Williams team, running 2nd and 3rd, virtually nose to tail.

00:04:54But Ralf Schumacher the quicker of the two Williams drivers at this moment.

00:04:59A little puff of smoke.

00:05:00Trying to get to Montoya is in trouble.

00:05:02I saw a little puff of smoke as he came a lot across the line.

00:05:05And Montoya is in trouble.

00:05:06And it's Ralf Schumacher who's moved ahead.

00:05:09Puts him into 2nd.

00:05:13Patrick Head discussing things with the team.

00:05:16And, oh, what can you believe?

00:05:18Ben, I just wonder, is this a problem?

00:05:21Or did Montoya lift off to let Ralf Schumacher go through?

00:05:24Because suddenly the car... Oh, and again a problem.

00:05:26You can see it just coming into the Mirabaud.

00:05:28Suddenly the car just turned sharp left when it should have been going right.

00:05:31Let's take a look.

00:05:32Here's the replay, Don, as he came down past the start-finish line.

00:05:35Now, was there a puff of smoke? I thought I saw a little haze.

00:05:38There was a little haze. There was a blue haze.

00:05:40But that problem recurred into the Mirabaud corner.

00:05:43We just cut away from that to see the replay of that initial incident.

00:05:46There is Montoya going slowly and he's in trouble and out of the race.

00:05:49Listen to that. It sounds horrible.

00:05:51Down the hill.

00:05:53And I tell you what, we've had great reliability from the BMW engine this year.

00:05:57But not this time.

00:05:58Stay offline. Stay offline.

00:06:00He's got to get offline.

00:06:01If that engine is about to erupt and put oil down, water down on the racetrack.

00:06:05We've seen what happened to Eddie Irvine on Thursday.

00:06:08And I tell you what, we've had great reliability from the BMW engine this year.

00:06:12But not this time.

00:06:13Stay offline. Stay offline.

00:06:14He's got to get offline.

00:06:16If that engine is about to erupt and put oil down, water down on the racetrack.

00:06:20We've seen what happened to Eddie Irvine on Thursday in practice

00:06:23when he got caught on the oil from Bernoldi's engine.

00:06:26So, Antonio Montoya, just pull it off. Pull it off.

00:06:29Take that car out of the race, Pablo.

00:06:31Yeah, and cars coming around to pass him.

00:06:33And that's a nasty situation for the others.

00:06:36I think that's pretty much the first BMW we've seen let go.

00:06:39Ralph did at the end of the Barcelona, the Spanish Grand Prix.

00:06:42But that was right on the last lap.

00:06:44Montoya's had reliability all year long.

00:06:46But it's gone wrong for him here in Monaco.

00:06:48And he had a great chance.

00:06:50There we see once again as he comes out of the tunnel.

00:06:52You could almost hear it, let alone see it.

00:06:55So, Michael Schumacher up to third place having made his one stop.

00:06:58He is some 31 seconds behind David Coulthard.

00:07:01Coulthard yet to make his pit stop.

00:07:03So, should Coulthard decide to come in at this point,

00:07:06he has got 31.8 seconds to get himself refueled, retired,

00:07:10and back out before Michael Schumacher will come past the pit lane exit.

00:07:15So, it's down to this man, David Coulthard.

00:07:18Now, he's not going to have any help from Montoya.

00:07:21Ralph Schumacher still running competitively.

00:07:23But there's quite a gap between David Coulthard and there, Ralph Schumacher.

00:07:27You can see a huge distance.

00:07:29And I'm sure that Michael will be well ahead of him

00:07:32after Ralph has made his pit stop.

00:07:34It's all the question of how quickly Coulthard can go

00:07:37and how short a stop he can make.

00:07:39If he's going very deep into this race,

00:07:41it will be a short stop.

00:07:44And hopefully, he might be able to still challenge Michael Schumacher

00:07:47when he comes back out.

00:07:50Wave yellow flags just on at the Rascasse.

00:07:52That was to get Montoya's car pushed to safety.

00:07:55Ralph Schumacher lost a momentary second or two because of that.

00:07:59But some 15.7 seconds was 14.1

00:08:04to this man, David Coulthard, who's now comfortably in the lead

00:08:07and has got a lot more options.

00:08:09But his concern will be the gap, not to Ralph Schumacher,

00:08:12but the gap to Michael Schumacher, who is now 31.8 seconds behind.

00:08:16Coulthard must push in these laps now before he makes his stop.

00:08:21Of course, the deeper he goes into the race,

00:08:23the less fuel he will have to take on board,

00:08:25the less time he will stand in the pits.

00:08:27And therefore, that will assist him in that quest to take victory here this year.

00:08:32He's still lapping faster than Michael Schumacher at this point, John.

00:08:35And that's the key thing.

00:08:36He's still managing to go quicker than the Ferrari.

00:08:39And you know, last year, Coulthard was the last to make a pit stop.

00:08:42It was as far as lap number 65 out of 78.

00:08:46Now, he was going not quite as quick as he has been this time

00:08:49because he got held up a lot.

00:08:52But it showed you what McLaren's tactics were.

00:08:54It took him some 26 seconds.

00:08:56He lost about 26 seconds on his stop.

00:08:58At the moment, he's 32 seconds ahead of Michael.

00:09:00If he can sustain this pace, he should come out back in front.

00:09:03On board with Mika Salo, having an attack of panic here,

00:09:07trying to go past the Frenchman.

00:09:08The Frenchman forced to go across the chicane.

00:09:10Again, I think that's a case of force majeure,

00:09:13but it depends on...

00:09:14Oh, and there Montoya's car, just checking that.

00:09:16I mean, they didn't need to do that.

00:09:17They just dumped all that extinguishing powder on the car.

00:09:20And I'm sure that the BMW and them,

00:09:22that's just unnecessary, I think.

00:09:25So, looking back over the rear wing of Mika Salo,

00:09:29and that now he is...

00:09:31In fact, he is past Pannis.

00:09:33So, you don't quite know if Pannis just backed off a bit there.

00:09:36Well, I think that maybe Pannis felt that he was overtaken fairly and squarely,

00:09:39and maybe even the team had instructed him to let Mika Salo go.

00:09:44So, Heinz-Hauer, Frenchman, that took two stops,

00:09:46still in sixth place, but one lap down.

00:09:48There we see it again.

00:09:49Really nowhere for Salo to go.

00:09:50He couldn't get around.

00:09:51It would almost mean coming to a standstill, then picking up.

00:09:54So, he did the right thing and let Mika Salo go.

00:09:58Now in seventh place, some 29 seconds behind Heinz-Hauer,

00:10:02Frenchman in that final point position, number six.

00:10:07The positions at the end of 49 laps call far the leader from Ralf Schumacher.

00:10:11And Ralf looks to be coming in this time around.

00:10:14Michael Schumacher is still third,

00:10:16Fisichella fourth, Trulli fifth, and Fretzen sixth.

00:10:19But Michael Schumacher, a new lap record,

00:10:22won 19.002, and that gap is going to close down very quickly.

00:10:26David Coulthard and McLaren have got to be careful.

00:10:29They can't allow him to stay out too long,

00:10:31otherwise his advantage will be lost when he does come in.

00:10:35Ralf Schumacher, the tyres looking very worn,

00:10:37so it's time for him to come into the pits now and make his sole stop.

00:10:41It's lap number 50, 28 laps to go,

00:10:44and this should be a clean stop, hopefully.

00:10:46All four tyres are changed, the fuel goes on board

00:10:49at a rate of nearly three gallons per second.

00:10:53And he looks as though he's saying,

00:10:54this car is all over the place.

00:10:56Yeah, you can see his hand movements,

00:10:57he's looking for somebody to get their attention,

00:10:59to tell him his problems.

00:11:00But he's got a radio, he can talk to the team,

00:11:02but maybe he wanted a change, a mechanical change to the car.

00:11:07Well, it looks as though McLaren now are getting ready

00:11:09to get David Coulthard reserviced here.

00:11:12Look at this, Ralf Schumacher joining right back in

00:11:15in the front of that battle with Olivier Panis and Felipe Massa.

00:11:19And the team did a very good job in calculating

00:11:21just where he would blend back into the field.

00:11:23If he had got caught in that battle,

00:11:25then there would have been curtains.

00:11:26But the real battle really is not between Ralf Schumacher,

00:11:29it's Michael Schumacher taking 1.6 seconds out of David Coulthard's lap.

00:11:33That was lap 50, they've got to bring Coulthard in.

00:11:36The team are ready for him.

00:11:37Is he going to dive in? Yes, Coulthard's into the pits.

00:11:40And watch what he'll do.

00:11:41Tyres will go on board, fuel load should be fairly short.

00:11:44We saw 8.5 seconds from Michael Schumacher.

00:11:46They will want to be either less.

00:11:48Schumacher comes round to back.

00:11:49So, this is the crucial battle.

00:11:51This could be the decisive moment of the race.

00:11:53It's a quick fuel stop.

00:11:546.9 seconds, great stop from the McLaren crew.

00:11:57Is it enough? It should be.

00:11:5940 miles an hour is all he's allowed to do down this pit lane.

00:12:02But he's well ahead.

00:12:03He's well in front of Michael Schumacher, surely.

00:12:06Schumacher coming through.

00:12:07Rascasse are out now.

00:12:09But it's okay.

00:12:10Coulthard gets out in front.

00:12:12And McLaren Mercedes have done the job.

00:12:14They've got him out in front of Ferrari.

00:12:16Now he's got to stay there for the remaining 27 laps.

00:12:18And there you can see Schumacher.

00:12:19He's, what, 3 seconds behind.

00:12:21As he looks, he glares at the back of that McLaren.

00:12:23He's been glaring at the back of Montoya's Williams All Race.

00:12:26Now he's got a moment of breath.

00:12:28Now it's going to be David Coulthard.

00:12:30Michael Schumacher, 18.652.

00:12:33Another new lap record.

00:12:34Michael Schumacher is just absolutely stunning now that he's got clear air.

00:12:40So, the battle rejoined.

00:12:42These two have both made their only pit stops in this race.

00:12:46And we now look back from David Coulthard's car at the four times world champion.

00:12:51Now Coulthard has to survive the next 27 laps.

00:12:54It seems as though McLaren sorted out the problem with the smoke earlier on.

00:12:58But surely reliability will be a concern

00:13:01as he sees the man who's already taken five wins around this track right behind him.

00:13:07But this is a real battle for the lead in previous races.

00:13:10Michael, with this new Ferrari, has just been pretty much dominant.

00:13:13In spite of being waived the victory in Austria,

00:13:16this car never really challenged.

00:13:18But it's all about qualifying.

00:13:20If you can't get on the front row of the grid,

00:13:21you really inhibit your opportunities to win a race.

00:13:24But now Michael Schumacher, second for the first time this afternoon.

00:13:28Now the pit stops have worked their way through.

00:13:30Putting pressure on David Coulthard.

00:13:32Coulthard on fresh tyres.

00:13:33New fuel on board.

00:13:35It is the battle between Coulthard and Schumacher.

00:13:37A battle between Michelin and Bridgestone.

00:13:38Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.

00:13:40Yes, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.

00:13:42John, who has shared the last five victories here at Monaco.

00:13:45And it looks as though he's going to go to one or other of these two teams once again.

00:13:49Now, let's see what's going on further down.

00:13:51There is Giancarlo Fisichella running in fourth place.

00:13:54And he now comes into the pits.

00:13:56He hasn't stopped yet.

00:13:57So this is his routine stop.

00:13:59So the sole Jordan in the Grand Prix.

00:14:01Giancarlo Fisichella got up to fourth place.

00:14:04Stops on lap 52.

00:14:07Now the Jordan team.

00:14:08Oh, look at that.

00:14:09Oh, there's big contact.

00:14:10Yes, Pannis and Button, I think.

00:14:12It's Jenson Button who has collided.

00:14:15Well, we have to wait and see.

00:14:16Yellow flags obviously down there.

00:14:17Pannis and Jenson Button.

00:14:19We'll get a view of that in a moment as well.

00:14:21But we'll just see again.

00:14:22Safety car being prepared.

00:14:24Because these two cars will take a moment to be removed.

00:14:26Button's car in particular.

00:14:27In a particularly precarious part of the racetrack.

00:14:30Drivers must be aware.

00:14:32Let's look again.

00:14:33Button dives down the inside.

00:14:34Can't get alongside Pannis.

00:14:36He gets in the wrong place.

00:14:37There's nowhere to go.

00:14:38Just, well, overambitious in my view.

00:14:41There you see the contact.

00:14:42And then, well, Jenson had a pop.

00:14:45And Olivier Pannis was sufficiently far forward.

00:14:47He had no option.

00:14:48He couldn't do very much more than he was doing.

00:14:50Another look from onboard camera.

00:14:52And as he turned into the corner,

00:14:54there was Button arriving on the inside.

00:14:56Yes, and it goes into a bottleneck

00:14:58as you turn into this Saint-Dubois corner.

00:15:00Now we've got three cars.

00:15:01Renault, Toyota and BAR.

00:15:05But the cranes, as ever,

00:15:07doing a fine job of moving the cars

00:15:08very quickly out of the way

00:15:10and clearing that zone

00:15:12so that racing can continue.

00:15:13They've still got to get Pannis' car out of the way.

00:15:15But it's not as much on the line

00:15:17as Button's car was.

00:15:19And the two of them just having a little chat about that

00:15:21after the incident.

00:15:23Neither of them look to be getting

00:15:25in a point-scoring position this afternoon.

00:15:27But nonetheless, you never know what can happen here.

00:15:29With a few more retirements,

00:15:30they might have been battling over

00:15:32a position in the top six.

00:15:33And the marshals, ever efficient here in Monte Carlo,

00:15:35just putting little trolley jacks under that BAR

00:15:38to pull it away to another area of safety,

00:15:41the original place,

00:15:42which has got two cars in it now.

00:15:44Well, there's no more room,

00:15:45so anybody else who's off at Saint-Dubois,

00:15:47that car will be, as we see here,

00:15:49the jack under the rear of the BAR,

00:15:51to take it to safety in that run-off area.

00:15:54So, let's just see how things have settled down.

00:15:56Pit stops mostly have been made now.

00:15:59It's Coulthard from Michael Schumacher.

00:16:00Ralf Schumacher's a further 18 seconds behind these two.

00:16:03Then Jarno Trulli has now moved back into fourth position

00:16:06after Fisichella made his pit stop.

00:16:08So we've got the Renault of Trulli in fourth.

00:16:10Then it's Fisichella fifth.

00:16:11Hightower of Frentzen in the Arrows in sixth.

00:16:13Mikasalo, a lap down, but he's in seventh in the Toyota.

00:16:16Barrichello, a lap down, in eighth place.

00:16:18Mark Webber is ninth.

00:16:19Nick Heidfeld, currently in tenth place,

00:16:22ahead of Eddie Irvine.

00:16:23De La Rosa is in twelfth.

00:16:25Then it's Bernaldi.

00:16:26And, of course, we've now lost Panis Button as well.

00:16:29So Felipe Massa is our last runner in 14th.

00:16:33Giancarlo Fisichella just rides the kerb

00:16:35as he comes out of the 48 corner,

00:16:37through the kerb.

00:16:38That's where his teammate Sato,

00:16:39who was trying to make room for Fisichella

00:16:42on the lap that he went off,

00:16:43got it all wrong.

00:16:44Fisichella scored points for the first time

00:16:47for Jordan and himself in Austria,

00:16:49in fifth place, running now in fifth place.

00:16:51Hightower of Frentzen some 7.1 seconds behind.

00:16:54And, well, we need to see Fisichella had a slow lap.

00:16:57That was because of the incident at Saint-Denis.

00:16:59We wait to see what the lap time is

00:17:01for the Jordan driver,

00:17:02vis-à-vis that for the Arrows.

00:17:08Speed's in the power

00:17:09through the last couple of right-handers

00:17:11that lead around to complete his 54th lap.

00:17:15Gullfard some way further down the road,

00:17:18some 62 seconds ahead, in fact,

00:17:21of the Jordan there.

00:17:22But Fisichella putting in a quick lap

00:17:25and Trulli definitely in trouble

00:17:27because Fisichella's lap then,

00:17:29three seconds faster than Jarno Trulli.

00:17:31And that's because Jarno Trulli

00:17:32must have some sort of mechanical problem.

00:17:34He is definitely struggling.

00:17:36The gap is still 19 seconds between the two of them,

00:17:39but it's closing.

00:17:41Well, back to the front

00:17:42as Michael Schumacher continues to hire David Gullfard.

00:17:46Again, that same situation

00:17:47that Michael Schumacher faced behind Montoya.

00:17:49He can get so close,

00:17:51but then the problem is,

00:17:52what is he going to do to make up the gap,

00:17:54but principally to get momentum

00:17:55to carry him past David Gullfard.

00:17:57And right now,

00:17:58it's going to be once again down to traffic

00:18:00or down to a driving error,

00:18:02or worse for Gullfard,

00:18:03some mechanical problems.

00:18:05Good first sector there from David Gullfard,

00:18:07but Michael Schumacher keeps the pressure on him.

00:18:10And again, Michael looks to be on a very quick lap,

00:18:13not perhaps his fastest overall.

00:18:15He set that on lap number 51,

00:18:17just a few laps ago.

00:18:20And Michael keeping the pressure on Gullfard.

00:18:22That's all he can do in this situation.

00:18:25These two drivers have won the last two races here.

00:18:29The last three races, in fact, here at Monaco.

00:18:31Last year, it was Schumacher the year before Gullfard

00:18:34and Michael Schumacher the year before that.

00:18:36And it's going to go to one or other of them,

00:18:38surely today,

00:18:39unless both of them run into some sort of mechanical problem.

00:18:42Just looking at those live SuperSlowMo pictures,

00:18:44not an awful lot to pick and choose between

00:18:46the merits of the two cars

00:18:48through that swing-pull complex.

00:18:52Adrian Newey, Technical Director at McLaren,

00:18:55and Ron Dennis.

00:18:56Can they keep it together?

00:18:57You know, it's been a while,

00:18:59just over a year,

00:19:00since David Gullfard had a victory.

00:19:03That was in Austria.

00:19:04And since then, it's been a bleak period for him.

00:19:07It's been bleak times in 2002, generally,

00:19:10for McLaren and Mercedes.

00:19:11They have not looked even close to winning a Grand Prix this year.

00:19:15This is their very real first opportunity.

00:19:18Now, keep an eye on this man,

00:19:19because he is not lapping very quickly.

00:19:21Jarno Trulli, well, actually,

00:19:23the last time, he picked up the pace a little bit.

00:19:25I suspect it's happening.

00:19:26Trulli has probably just met traffic on a lap,

00:19:28where really, he just couldn't get past,

00:19:30or they weren't aware of him behind him.

00:19:32So, Jarno Trulli running much nearer to his normal race pace.

00:19:35He's running behind Nick Heidfeld in the Sabre,

00:19:37but, of course, Heidfeld only running in 10th place,

00:19:39and there's a lap down.

00:19:40So, this is Jarno Trulli trying to put a lap on

00:19:43the young German driver in the Sabre.

00:19:45Sabre having a very, very disappointing Grand Prix

00:19:48here in Monte Carlo this year.

00:19:49Yes, it doesn't seem to be coming together for them at all

00:19:52this time around.

00:19:53Look at how close the leaders are.

00:19:54This is Michael Schumacher right behind Gullfard.

00:19:57And who's Gullfard behind?

00:19:58He's behind Enrique Bernoldi.

00:20:00But this time, it's the race leader coming up to lap Bernoldi.

00:20:03Bernoldi has been given the blue flag.

00:20:05There are blue warning lights in the cockpit.

00:20:07He will move over and let these two race leaders

00:20:09go through on this pit straight.

00:20:11Let's hope that he does.

00:20:12Yes, he does.

00:20:13He moves well over to the left-hand side.

00:20:15Bernoldi, who held up Gullfard for many laps last year,

00:20:18but in that case, it was a battle for position,

00:20:21and he was fully justified in doing that.

00:20:23Now that Gullfard is race leader,

00:20:25he does a fine job of moving cleanly offline

00:20:28and letting the two leaders through.

00:20:30And still, Michael Schumacher applies the pressure.

00:20:32You can see coming into the casino

00:20:34that Michael Schumacher able to close up

00:20:36to the rear of David Gullfard.

00:20:38Clearly, the Ferrari with the Bridgestone

00:20:40is the quicker of the two cars.

00:20:42But David Gullfard has still got that tape in his memory.

00:20:44He doesn't know or care where Michael Schumacher is

00:20:47as long as he's behind him.

00:20:51The view from the camera mounted

00:20:53just beside Michael Schumacher's helmet there.

00:20:56The focus, the concentration.

00:20:59And John, you know, how does this feel for David Gullfard?

00:21:02He's been in a winning position many times,

00:21:04but if there's one man you probably don't want

00:21:06breathing down your neck, it's Michael Schumacher.

00:21:09This is true, but David Gullfard's raced with

00:21:11Michael Schumacher on many occasions.

00:21:13They've gone eyeball to eyeball,

00:21:15and David Gullfard's one of the few drivers

00:21:17who's been able to overtake Michael Schumacher on mirror.

00:21:23So now let's just watch Michael as he comes through

00:21:26up past the pits once more.

00:21:29That is lap number 58 that is about to be completed.

00:21:33Gullfard crosses the line, a 1 minute 19.9 for him,

00:21:36a 1 minute 20.1 for this man, Michael Schumacher.

00:21:39The gap remaining at just under a second between them.

00:21:42We've just heard from Juan Pablo Montoya

00:21:44about what happened to him in the race,

00:21:46but also principally about the start.

00:21:48Why did he lose the lead?

00:21:49And he's been none too complimentary about the software

00:21:52on the launch control mechanism on his Williams BMW.

00:21:55Now he's obviously very upset about the day.

00:21:57He thought he could have a win here.

00:21:59He lost the lead at the start,

00:22:00and then it ended up with a major engine failure.

00:22:04Third place for this man, Ralf Schumacher,

00:22:06the sole remaining Williams BMW in the race.

00:22:09Some 22 seconds behind Michael Schumacher.

00:22:13So there's a big, big gap between the top two

00:22:15and this car in third, but he has a lonely time

00:22:18because it's a long gap behind him to Jarno Trulli,

00:22:21some 25 seconds.

00:22:22So Ralf just has to maintain focus.

00:22:24Maintain concentration.

00:22:26He hasn't always done that at Monaco in the past,

00:22:28and let's hope that he can reel off

00:22:30these final 20 laps safely and securely.

00:22:32Well, Ralf is already calculating.

00:22:34If he finishes in fourth, third place,

00:22:36he'll get four points.

00:22:37That'll give him 27 points,

00:22:38equal with his teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya.

00:22:41He's driving for third place.

00:22:42He's not driving for second or for victory,

00:22:44and he's got no pressure behind him

00:22:46from Jarno Trulli in the Renault Sioux.

00:22:48Ralf's already worked it out.

00:22:49The team have probably worked it out,

00:22:50saying, just finish the race, get on the podium.

00:22:53You'll get your four points.

00:22:54We'll get our four points,

00:22:55and that will give us 54 in the Manufacturers' Championship,

00:22:58still well ahead of McLaren in third place.

00:23:01Ten points available for the win,

00:23:03and David Coulthard would love to take those ten points.

00:23:05He's only scored ten points

00:23:07in all six of the first Grand Prix of 2002,

00:23:11so he could double his score here today

00:23:13if he stays where he is.

00:23:14Michael Schumacher, of course, clear points leader.

00:23:1754 points he's scored out of the six races.

00:23:21Well, not quite a maximum, but very near to it.

00:23:2460 points is the maximum he could have achieved,

00:23:26and he's scored 54 of them.

00:23:28Well, there's body language, I think, that says,

00:23:30I'm sorry, it was my error.

00:23:31I tried something.

00:23:32I couldn't get it alongside early enough,

00:23:34and then, of course, they came to this very narrow funnel

00:23:36or bottleneck, as you go into Saint-Denis

00:23:39and put Olivier Pannus

00:23:41and then Button as well into a compromising position,

00:23:44which ended up with both of them

00:23:45out of the race in the crash barriers.

00:23:48Looking down the field,

00:23:49it's the Ferraris that are providing the entertainment

00:23:52at the moment.

00:23:53It's Michael Schumacher, hounding race leader,

00:23:55David Coulthard,

00:23:56and the other one is Barrichello,

00:23:57who's right behind Mika Salo

00:23:59in the battle for seventh place.

00:24:01Same sort of gap between the two of them.

00:24:03We now ride with Eddie Irvine,

00:24:05who's scored points last two races here at Monaco,

00:24:08driving for the Jaguar team,

00:24:10but today, it's been a matter of survival.

00:24:12He runs in 11th.

00:24:14Yes, Eddie running in the 1 minute 21 second barrier,

00:24:16but, I mean, that's the best you can expect

00:24:18from the Jaguar.

00:24:19His teammate, Pedro de la Rosa,

00:24:20running directly behind him in 12th,

00:24:22and both Jaguar drivers doing the best they can

00:24:24with a car, really,

00:24:25which is falling so far behind,

00:24:27even outqualified by the Minardi of Mark Webber

00:24:31for 19th place in the grid.

00:24:32The Jaguar is 20th and 21st,

00:24:34and, really, I can't wait for the British Grand Prix

00:24:36to come along.

00:24:37That's when they expect to make this quantum leap

00:24:39on their aerodynamic.

00:24:42Lifting into a little bit of team radio.

00:24:48That's Irvine. We change to another view.

00:24:50Now, looking over his left shoulder,

00:24:52the Tiger design on the crash helmet,

00:24:55and this is the latter part of the lap,

00:24:57coming past the Rascast restaurants

00:24:58on his right-hand side.

00:24:59It's a cousin of the Tiger.

00:25:00It is actually a Jaguar.

00:25:01Jaguar, yes, sorry.

00:25:02The Jaguar on his helmet, rather than the Tiger.

00:25:05But, Goulthard comes through.

00:25:07Schumacher in second place.

00:25:08The gap has stayed at a second between them,

00:25:11and Ralf Schumacher still in third place.

00:25:14So, this battle for the lead, for victory here

00:25:17in Monte Carlo.

00:25:18One that David Goulthard would love to repeat.

00:25:20One that Michael Schumacher, of course,

00:25:22is very familiar with.

00:25:23And if he went on to take victory,

00:25:24it would match that of the late great

00:25:26Ayrton Senna there.

00:25:27Slight opening of the visor.

00:25:29David Goulthard is just letting some air circulate.

00:25:32Hard work, and David has really driven hard all weekend.

00:25:35And, of course, now that he's, once again,

00:25:37in the lead, having made that pit stop.

00:25:39Great job by the McLaren team to get him in and out.

00:25:41And just getting some air, whatever air he can in,

00:25:44just to keep that composure.

00:25:46Just looking at the timing screens as well,

00:25:49at the same time.

00:25:50Enrique Bernaldi, down in 13th place,

00:25:52has just set the fastest mid-sector of anybody,

00:25:55any car, on the lap just now.

00:25:57He's running down in 13th place in the arrows,

00:25:59but he's still going pretty quickly.

00:26:01We're riding with Goulthard.

00:26:03Concentrating, focusing on not making any tiny mistake

00:26:07with the barriers, lightly.

00:26:09Every part of this track.

00:26:11But Goulthard seems to love the place.

00:26:13And he's making the most of his opportunity

00:26:15to run ahead of the four-times world champion.

00:26:18There's been a little bit of a change,

00:26:19just outside the top six.

00:26:21Rubens Barrichello, 9th and 7th,

00:26:22because Mikasalo, we saw him very briefly,

00:26:24had to dive into the pits,

00:26:25whether it was strategy, whether it was planned.

00:26:27The fact is that Naisalo's dropped down to 8th.

00:26:29Barrichello has got clear air to Hinds,

00:26:31Harold Fenson in 6th place.

00:26:33Some 20 seconds behind, with some 17 seconds to go.

00:26:37Michael Schumacher is not going to lessen the pressure.

00:26:40In the remaining 16 laps it is now,

00:26:43as they cross the line one more time.

00:26:45He is going to keep this pressure on Goulthard throughout.

00:26:49And there you can see, just ahead of them,

00:26:51Hinds, Harold Fenson, running in 6th place,

00:26:53looking to try and score another point for the arrows team.

00:26:56He managed it two Grands Prix ago,

00:26:58but he's not going to be able to do it this time.

00:27:00He's going to have to try and do it again.

00:27:02He's going to have to try and score another point for the arrows team.

00:27:05He managed it two Grands Prix ago,

00:27:07and he wants to do the same this time around.

00:27:09They look strong in Austria.

00:27:11Unfortunately, the two teammates had a bit of a coming together,

00:27:14which didn't help.

00:27:15Now, look on board once again.

00:27:17See how close Michael Schumacher gets to the back of a McLaren.

00:27:25Back down the hill.

00:27:26Won't be long.

00:27:27They should catch Fenson, I should think,

00:27:29soon after the chicane.

00:27:31To make sure that Fenson won't move out of the way.

00:27:33That little blue square on your screen

00:27:35is an indication that the blue flags are being waived.

00:27:37For Hinds, Harold Fenson.

00:27:39There he goes through the chicane.

00:27:41Just waits until the lead cars go through that.

00:27:43He'll not be penalized for that.

00:27:44That was smart, intelligent driving from the German driver in the arrows.

00:27:47Just puts himself in a safe situation.

00:27:50Michael Schumacher so fast into that swimming pool complex.

00:27:54Fenson has a full 20 seconds advantage over the next runner on track.

00:27:58That is the other Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello,

00:28:01who's now ahead of Salo.

00:28:02And that's because Salo's just been into the pits once again.

00:28:05So Barrichello has gained one position.

00:28:08But let's see what times they do as they come across.

00:28:101.19.7 last time.

00:28:121.19.6 from Coulthard.

00:28:14And a 1.19.7 from Michael Schumacher.

00:28:17These two are lapping consistently quickly.

00:28:20But Coulthard, at the moment, has it under control.

00:28:23And all the pressure that Michael Schumacher can inflict upon David Coulthard,

00:28:27as you look at Mario Illen,

00:28:29the man who is responsible for these Mercedes-Benz V10 engines.

00:28:33The company's come under some criticism

00:28:35for not having an engine performance to match that of BMW and Ferrari in particular.

00:28:40There are people saying it's not entirely an engine fault,

00:28:42but the difficulty for anybody is that if you're behind the eight ball,

00:28:46it takes time to recover.

00:28:48But this circuit isn't quite so engine advantageous

00:28:51as, let's say, Austria before, or even the next Grand Prix, of course,

00:28:54when we go to North America for the Canadian Grand Prix.

00:28:59Time penalty for car number 21 for gaining an advantage,

00:29:03and that was Bernoldi.

00:29:05And it may well have been that that middle sector time

00:29:07was in fact when he went through the chicane, John.

00:29:10Perhaps that's why we saw Bernoldi suddenly flash up

00:29:13with the fastest time through the mid-sector of the lap.

00:29:15Yes, and if you gain an advantage, then you will be penalised.

00:29:18It may be something as simple as just a simple drive-through penalty,

00:29:22or if it was more severe, then you'd be brought in and stopped for 10 seconds.

00:29:26And very strict control these days on the running of a Grand Prix.

00:29:31And if the cameras all run the circuit,

00:29:33and the opportunity to replay a video and see precisely what did take place,

00:29:37and of course the timing as well,

00:29:39then a driver, if he does infringe regulations,

00:29:41will find penalties awaiting him very shortly.

00:29:45100 Grand Prix for Mika Salo, the Finn here in the Toyota.

00:29:48It didn't really go according to plan in the early stages,

00:29:51but he's lapping quite quickly at the moment.

00:29:53Good straight-line speed from this Toyota.

00:29:55Their first season of Grand Prix racing has brought them a few points already.

00:30:00Enrico Bernoldi coming into the pits for his drive-through penalty.

00:30:02And he'll come, and in fact I think he just carried that penalty as a drive-through.

00:30:07But Mika Salo in 8th place is now lapping at the speed of the two race leaders,

00:30:11and that's quicker than Ralf Schumacher, Trulli and Fisichella.

00:30:15So, some instructions to Bernoldi on the oil pump,

00:30:18and making the odd switching change.

00:30:21And now, who is going to...

00:30:22This must be...

00:30:23Well, it must be one Ralf Schumacher.

00:30:25Only Ralf in the race.

00:30:26So, Ralf Schumacher having to make a second stop.

00:30:29Well, we've seen him struggling for pace somewhat.

00:30:31He's 30 seconds ahead of Trulli.

00:30:33That's just about enough time to get back out in third,

00:30:36as long as they have a clean stop.

00:30:38Well, this will be purely a tyre stop, it's not for fuel.

00:30:40He's slowing down.

00:30:41Ralf Schumacher slows down big time, coming through the chicane.

00:30:45Now, what is Ralf doing?

00:30:46Has he got a problem with the rear there?

00:30:48He's going straight on through the chicane.

00:30:49He must have a major problem.

00:30:50It may be a puncture or something that we're not able to see.

00:30:53Is that right rear? It is.

00:30:54It looks like the right rear is difficult to tell.

00:30:56Left rear doesn't look particularly good either.

00:30:59So, Ralf Schumacher's slowed.

00:31:00It is, I think, the left rear.

00:31:02Yes, there's a shredding of the left rear on Ralf Schumacher.

00:31:05It's probably picked up something from the carbon fibre on the circuit,

00:31:08and the tyre is deflating.

00:31:10Ralf will come in.

00:31:11The team will jack the rear of the car,

00:31:13but will be slightly down on that right rear.

00:31:15So, they're going to change it and get him out.

00:31:17He's got plenty of time.

00:31:19It's really a tyre stop for Ralf Schumacher.

00:31:21So, he should be okay just to change the tyres and get back out.

00:31:24Plenty of time ahead of Jarno Trulli, who runs in fourth position.

00:31:28Now, don't break the pit lane speed limit here, Ralf.

00:31:31You'll be safe enough if you just get out of the pits cleanly.

00:31:34Jarno Trulli will still end up behind you.

00:31:38Trulli's just coming through the last couple of corners onto this area.

00:31:42But there he is now, yes.

00:31:43So, it's a big advantage still for Ralf Schumacher.

00:31:45He retains third place.

00:31:47And, indeed, he's got a very nice, fresh set of tyres on his Williams BMW.

00:31:51And I would expect Ralf to be able to pull away quite comfortably from Jarno Trulli.

00:31:56As we go back to that little barrier,

00:31:58we see Jarno Trulli is some four or five seconds behind Ralf Schumacher in third place.

00:32:03So, oh, and we've got Felipe Massa.

00:32:06Massa has made contact, wiped off the front end of the car.

00:32:10This looks like it might have been quite a big accident.

00:32:12It is a very big accident.

00:32:13Massa comes down in.

00:32:14Oh, yes.

00:32:15And he comes down, and he doesn't even slow down.

00:32:17He just basically has other...

00:32:18It looks like a brake problem for me.

00:32:20Look at the amount of carbon fibre dust when the car hit the barrier.

00:32:23Both front wheels detached from the chassis.

00:32:25And the young Brazilian just climbs.

00:32:27He's not... He's just getting...

00:32:29He was a big impact.

00:32:30He really didn't slow down that much.

00:32:32And that looked to me as if he had a problem with the brakes.

00:32:34His head's moving.

00:32:35So, waiting to see his safety car once again on standby

00:32:39in case they need to bring this field to control under the safety car.

00:32:43That car badly situated.

00:32:45That is in the middle of the run-off area in the Saint-Denis corner.

00:32:49Nasty, frightening accident for Felipe Massa.

00:32:52Heading straight into the barrier at virtually unabated speed.

00:32:56The safety car is standing by.

00:32:58But he seems to be getting out of the car.

00:33:00I should think, if anything, John, he must be winded at least.

00:33:02I mean, that was a heavy, heavy impact.

00:33:04Yes, he went into the tower barrier.

00:33:06I would say certainly at 80 miles an hour.

00:33:08Looking at the pictures, the pumps were locked on.

00:33:10He really didn't have any way of slowing the car down.

00:33:12And it may have been a brake problem.

00:33:14We don't know.

00:33:15Maybe a stuck throttle.

00:33:16All the things that you think about as a racing driver.

00:33:18And there walks away.

00:33:19He'll be a little bit bruised and sore on Monday morning.

00:33:22But good to see the young Brazilian after a very, very tough Grand Prix.

00:33:26I suspect mostly he's really winded by that impact.

00:33:29He would have had some whiplash, of course, as well.

00:33:31And a head-on impact into a tower barrier like that.

00:33:34Never the most pleasant way to attack a barrier.

00:33:37So the safety car does not need to be deployed.

00:33:39There'll be relief there at the Salva team that their driver's OK.

00:33:42Take another look at this.

00:33:43And look at the speed that he comes in at.

00:33:45Well, he's got the fronts locked on.

00:33:47Are the rears still driving?

00:33:48That's always the question.

00:33:49He had no means of slowing the car down.

00:33:52Can't tell whether it was the throttle or not.

00:33:54But something clearly was not working.

00:33:56And that car went in at very high speed.

00:33:58Comes, hits the barrier.

00:34:00Three layers, two layers of tower barrier.

00:34:02And then springs back.

00:34:04So Felipe Massa getting one of those horrible moments.

00:34:07A racing driver always fears that something mechanical goes wrong

00:34:10when you're going into an area such as the San Diego corner.

00:34:13There's nothing you can do.

00:34:14He has fully locked brakes.

00:34:15No steering control whatsoever.

00:34:17And fortunately there was something there yielding to slow that car down

00:34:21and prevent any further injury to Felipe Massa.

00:34:25His car is added to the increasing number of stricken Grand Prix machines

00:34:30that are down there at Saint-Devault.

00:34:32And he adds to our list of retirements.

00:34:34We now have 13 cars still running in this race.

00:34:37That's still up on the last couple of years.

00:34:39We've seen 10 finishes in the last two races here at Monaco.

00:34:42Another view once more.

00:34:43Yes, again, to me it looks more like a throttle-related problem

00:34:46because he's got the front brakes locked.

00:34:48There's no sign of the rear brakes locking,

00:34:50which indicates that the power of the engine overcomes the power of the brakes.

00:34:53And all he can do is sit there and wait for that inevitable collision.

00:34:57And, you know, you can see the Marshall, in fact,

00:35:00just to see that Marshall just running to the right of your screen.

00:35:03Well, he saw it coming once again.

00:35:05I mean, the speed of that was more than 80 miles an hour.

00:35:07That was an excess.

00:35:08That was 100 miles an hour.

00:35:09And I think really maybe it was more a reaction to the impact

00:35:11than it was to seeing what was happening.

00:35:13And any driver, racing driver,

00:35:15who's ever experienced that kind of problem in the past

00:35:17knows that's one that you always dread.

00:35:20You've got no control over what looks to me like

00:35:22either a rear brake failure

00:35:24or a possible throttle still not even sticking.

00:35:28We have a new fastest lap for Rubens Barrichello.

00:35:31He's running in seventh place,

00:35:32but he's just set a new lap record.

00:35:35So the other Ferrari going quickly,

00:35:36closing up on Heinz-Harald Frentzen for what is sixth place.

00:35:39So Frentzen in the arrows

00:35:41is going to come under some pressure soon

00:35:43from the Brazilian in the second Ferrari.

00:35:45Up front, you're watching the two leaders.

00:35:48David Coulthard still in charge of this race.

00:35:50Ten laps to go now.

00:35:52Some 20 miles.

00:35:54If he can stay in front,

00:35:55this would be a superb victory for David Coulthard.

00:35:59But he's still got to complete it.

00:36:01Make the distance.

00:36:02And Michael Schumacher looking for any little mistakes.

00:36:05And I think Michael Schumacher really resigned

00:36:07to the fact that David Coulthard

00:36:09has got the legs today of Ferrari.

00:36:12And Michael, well,

00:36:13maybe it's a good PR exercise not to win here.

00:36:16And let McLaren go on and take victory.

00:36:18As we watch Rubens Barrichello once again.

00:36:20Fastest man on the circuit lap after lap.

00:36:231.18.6 was his previous best.

00:36:241.18.023.

00:36:27Yet again, a new lap record for the Brazilian.

00:36:29Now only three and a half seconds behind

00:36:31Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

00:36:32It may be less than the predicted two laps

00:36:34before he's on the tail of the arrows.

00:36:36But as we know, it's one thing to get there,

00:36:39but then he's still got to find a way past.

00:36:41But also he's taking lumps of time

00:36:43out of Giancarlo Fisichella in the Jordan

00:36:45in fifth place.

00:36:46So as he takes time from Fisichella,

00:36:48he's doing very much the same thing

00:36:50from Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

00:36:52Our race leader comes out of the tunnel,

00:36:55down to the chicane once more,

00:36:57past the harbour front here.

00:37:00And he's got to find a way past

00:37:02the Jaguar of Pedro de la Rosa,

00:37:04the other Jaguar of Eddie Irvine,

00:37:06just ahead of him on the road.

00:37:07And let's just watch the super slow-mo.

00:37:09You can see the suspension,

00:37:11the stiff suspension hardly allowing the car

00:37:13to move.

00:37:14The car actually bounces over the kerbs there.

00:37:17And there's really an opportunity to see

00:37:19the deflection that you get in these grumpy tyres.

00:37:22Michelin and Bridgestone,

00:37:23different philosophies of tyre manufacturer construction.

00:37:28So Coulthard gets through safely.

00:37:30Michael Schumacher gets through safely.

00:37:31Eddie Irvine pulls over to the right of track.

00:37:34Both Jaguar drivers being very polite

00:37:36and having their own private battle

00:37:38all the way down now in tenth and eleventh place.

00:37:41Eight laps to go now.

00:37:42Schumacher did close up just a little bit on that lap.

00:37:45A one-minute 20.709 on that lap.

00:37:49And Ross Brawn, the master tactician,

00:37:52really nothing he can do now

00:37:54except wait to see what his man Michael Schumacher can do

00:37:57and see how close Schumacher is

00:37:58to the back of the McLaren.

00:38:00Well, maybe the word is going out.

00:38:01Michael, we want these ten points.

00:38:03We're not going to be satisfied

00:38:04to see you finish second to David Coulthard.

00:38:06But David Coulthard, a very steely, tough competitor

00:38:09and somebody who is not intimidated by Michael Schumacher

00:38:12and also somebody who Michael Schumacher has got respect for.

00:38:16And he knows that if he tries something on,

00:38:18David Coulthard will defend.

00:38:20He's not going to concede.

00:38:23Schumacher follows through.

00:38:25Seventy laps completed now.

00:38:27All of the frontrunners have made their stops.

00:38:30Now we have to focus on this battle for the lead

00:38:32and also on what's on solo.

00:38:34Big shunt for Mikas Salo.

00:38:35And that's on the way up into the casino.

00:38:37He's lasted on the entry into the casino square,

00:38:41coming up the hill.

00:38:43Almost where Eddie Irvine crashed the other day in the Jaguar

00:38:46when he went off on somebody else's oil.

00:38:48The Mazanet corner.

00:38:49Mikas Salo, watch what happens.

00:38:51Puts the brakes on.

00:38:52Well, hit the curb, hit the barrier on the inside.

00:38:55He had a slight locking brake on the right front,

00:38:57but he hit the barrier.

00:38:58That threw the car straight across the track

00:39:00and slams into the barrier on the right side

00:39:02into the Mazanet.

00:39:03Well, a disappointing way to finish his 100th Grand Prix.

00:39:06And he's been four times in the points here in Monaco,

00:39:09but it's not going to happen this time.

00:39:11A shame for Toyota

00:39:12after their best qualifying performance to date.

00:39:15Barrichello now right up on the rear of Heinz-Harald Fenson

00:39:19for the final point in this race.

00:39:21Sixth place.

00:39:22Getting up to the back of Fenson's one thing

00:39:24with seven laps to go.

00:39:25Passing him will be entirely different.

00:39:27And in the meantime, Giancarlo Fisichello

00:39:29really running very quickly also to defend

00:39:32his fifth place and get two further points for Jordan.

00:39:36Here we are, riding with Rubens Barrichello then.

00:39:39And Fenson's car slipping and sliding around

00:39:42as we watch them come through the tunnel

00:39:44up to, again, 180 miles an hour.

00:39:46Back onto the brakes

00:39:47and very slow through the chicane itself.

00:39:50You can hear Michael really backing off quite early.

00:39:53This is the view of Micasalo.

00:39:54Watch as he turns in.

00:39:55Something locks the right front.

00:39:57Then he clips the barrier on the inside.

00:39:59Then all of a sudden, he's just a passenger

00:40:01and the Toyota swaps ends.

00:40:02Goes into the barrier.

00:40:04Left rear first.

00:40:07Well, a very strange-looking accident there.

00:40:09It's certainly something went wrong initially.

00:40:12The smoke coming off that right front.

00:40:14Looks perhaps a front wheel bearing failed

00:40:17on that right front

00:40:18and that effectively pitched him into the barrier

00:40:20on the left-hand side.

00:40:21It's certainly not a part of the track or a corner

00:40:23that you'd expect a driver of Salo's experience

00:40:25to make an error like that.

00:40:27And there was.

00:40:28They hit him a wobble

00:40:29and that would have just been sufficient

00:40:30to cause the problem to start.

00:40:32So, here we are.

00:40:33The battle for sixth position

00:40:35with the arrows of the very experienced German racer

00:40:39Heinz-Harald Frentzen

00:40:40ahead of the similarly experienced Rubens Barrichello.

00:40:43And, well, it's no good waving blue flags.

00:40:46I don't know what flag that was

00:40:47that was being waved there

00:40:48but this is a battle for position.

00:40:49And Rubens, of course, in the quicker car

00:40:51but really has to find a position

00:40:53and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, too canny and too experienced

00:40:56to offer that up.

00:40:57Also for Arrows to get one more point in the championship

00:41:00to go along with that

00:41:01when they scored earlier this year

00:41:02would be a real pleasure.

00:41:04Funds, of course, related to performance.

00:41:07And as we go back to the action

00:41:09Ralf Schumacher in third place.

00:41:12Ralf Schumacher a long way behind the race leaders.

00:41:14He's over a minute behind now

00:41:16from Coulthard and Michael Schumacher.

00:41:1872 laps completed.

00:41:20Six laps remaining

00:41:22in the glorious sunshine

00:41:23on the streets of Monaco.

00:41:25The most prestigious Grand Prix of the year

00:41:27is being run in absolutely picture-perfect conditions.

00:41:30And the fans are soaking up a race

00:41:32of true drama throughout.

00:41:34Coulthard has led from the very start

00:41:36but he has not had it all his own way

00:41:39and he still has to fend off Schumacher.

00:41:42There's a replay.

00:41:43This is Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Rubens Barrichello

00:41:45can't get much closer than that.

00:41:47Again, the blue flags being waved

00:41:48but, of course, it is important

00:41:50not to worry about them in this situation

00:41:52because this is a battle for position.

00:41:55Now we look from Frentzen's car

00:41:57and looking back at Barrichello's car

00:42:00and, of course, Fisichella's a bit further ahead of them

00:42:03up the road.

00:42:04Quite a long way ahead, in fact,

00:42:06so they won't have to worry about him at this stage.

00:42:09Just looking at the rear of Frentzen's car,

00:42:11that left rear tyre,

00:42:13quite a lot of wear on that inside shoulder

00:42:15maybe affecting the handling

00:42:16but, basically, he's got a car of greater performance behind him.

00:42:19So, behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

00:42:21Five laps to go, really,

00:42:23to just try not offer up opportunities

00:42:26to Rubens Barrichello.

00:42:28A little bit of a lock-up there for Frentzen

00:42:30but he keeps it under control.

00:42:34Desperately wants to finish in 6th place.

00:42:36Take that final world championship point,

00:42:39as you say, it's so crucial

00:42:40to this small team

00:42:42and having taken the point there in Barcelona,

00:42:45this would be a useful addition.

00:42:47But also Fisichella in 5th place

00:42:49has now got a battle of his own with Jarno Trulli.

00:42:51Less than half a second behind the Renault.

00:42:53So, Jordan in 5th place,

00:42:55looking to make that 4th place.

00:42:59Frentzen crashed out of the race here last year.

00:43:02Coming out of the tunnel, as you mentioned,

00:43:03a little bit like Takuma Sato.

00:43:05He just needs to keep it all together this time.

00:43:08Four laps remaining for him to hold on to 6th place.

00:43:13Climbing up the hill once more.

00:43:14And Barrichello, despite having that much faster Ferrari,

00:43:18cannot find a way of sneaking past.

00:43:20He has to try and force Frentzen into a mistake.

00:43:23What Frentzen is doing,

00:43:24just watching this rearward-facing camera,

00:43:26is he slows down a lot

00:43:28before he enters the corner,

00:43:29which then forces Barrichello to slow down,

00:43:31which then, of course, gives Frentzen the opportunity

00:43:33to sprint away.

00:43:34So it's a real seesaw battle

00:43:36between the Arrows and the Ferrari.

00:43:38But Frentzen really using all that experience and guile

00:43:41to try and unsettle Rubens Barrichello.

00:43:44Back with the leaders once more.

00:43:46David Coulthard versus Michael Schumacher.

00:43:49More traffic to deal with

00:43:50as they come through the swimming pool section.

00:43:52It's Nick Heidfeld in the Sauber who's just ahead.

00:43:55And it's a difficult part of the track

00:43:57to try and let someone through.

00:43:58And he is definitely holding them up a little bit

00:44:00as they come round through the last corner.

00:44:03Now he gets out of the way

00:44:04and Coulthard is able to accelerate cleanly.

00:44:06And Michael Schumacher didn't get a clean enough run there

00:44:10to be able to apply more pressure.

00:44:11The nerves down in the McLaren pit must be building.

00:44:14And look at the Ferrari pit equally there.

00:44:16On tenderhooks ready to see whether

00:44:18now with three laps to go

00:44:19Michael Schumacher can make one clear overtaking maneuver.

00:44:24He's strong through the casino section of the circuit

00:44:26down the hill into the Mirabeau.

00:44:27We watch them as they enter.

00:44:29But David Coulthard again places the McLaren

00:44:31in such a way it gives Michael Schumacher no options.

00:44:34Jordan ahead, Giancarlo Fisichella.

00:44:36Now he's in a battle for fourth place with Jarno Trulli.

00:44:390.4 of a second behind.

00:44:40So first and second catching up to fourth and fifth.

00:44:44Michael Schumacher never giving up.

00:44:46And you know, there have been world champions in the past

00:44:49that might have said second place, six points.

00:44:51None of my major rivals really in a particularly strong position.

00:44:55Ralf Schumacher will move up to joint second probably in the series.

00:44:58But Michael Schumacher does not back off.

00:45:00He still keeps the pressure on Coulthard.

00:45:03And maybe that's just an indicator of why he is a four times world champion.

00:45:07He does not settle for second place.

00:45:09Well, good to see Felipe Massa walking back.

00:45:11Clearly still shocked and stunned by that very frightening accident

00:45:15some laps ago into the Sanderbo corner.

00:45:17But clearly no physical problems.

00:45:19Here's the battle for fourth place.

00:45:20Giancarlo Fisichella on the Jordan.

00:45:22Jarno Trulli, a former Jordan driver in the Renault.

00:45:25Fisichella's in problems.

00:45:27Yeah, he's in trouble.

00:45:28He let through race leader and Michael Schumacher as well.

00:45:31So being very gentlemanly despite the fact

00:45:34that he had a battle of his own to deal with.

00:45:36But he'll hope that that'll get paid back.

00:45:38He'll tag on to the back of Michael Schumacher.

00:45:40And then when the two leaders go through, Jarno Trulli,

00:45:43he might try and slip through.

00:45:44It's going to be questionable.

00:45:45He's close enough.

00:45:46He hasn't retained enough gap to Michael Schumacher.

00:45:49Then Trulli has to then allow leader to go through.

00:45:52I don't think Fisichella is going to be close enough to make it up.

00:45:55Well, he might be because Trulli hasn't been able to move out of the way yet.

00:45:59And Michael Schumacher sensing

00:46:01and maybe there's a little opportunity here somewhere through the tunnel.

00:46:05Coulthard has to follow the Renault of Jarno Trulli through this one.

00:46:09Trulli surely will move out of the way on the exit.

00:46:11The blue flag waves.

00:46:12Trulli indeed gets out of the way of Coulthard

00:46:14and gets out of the way of Schumacher.

00:46:16And here comes Fisichella.

00:46:17Fisichella on the attack.

00:46:18Oh, and he doesn't quite make it.

00:46:20Not yet anyway.

00:46:21Well, he really had a good opportunity to put himself into position.

00:46:24But here we go to Joe Romero's former McLaren.

00:46:27Almost a god in McLaren.

00:46:29That battle, Fisichella truly did a good job to let these two through

00:46:33and not give Fisichella too much of an opportunity.

00:46:36But they're back, nose to gearbox.

00:46:38And just on a word from Felipe Massa,

00:46:40you'd thought the poor guy would have had a minute to catch his breath.

00:46:43Well, he spoke to our guys in the pit lane

00:46:45and he said he felt he had a rear brake failure.

00:46:47That's what caused that very unpleasant looking accident at the San Diego.

00:46:51We're on to the final lap here.

00:46:53And David Coulthard has driven superbly all afternoon.

00:46:57And it looks as though he's going to be able to take his second win around the street.

00:47:02But Michael Schumacher still there.

00:47:04Still looking for any chance.

00:47:06And Coulthard has to keep it together.

00:47:08He's driven absolutely brilliantly.

00:47:10One lap remaining, less than one lap now.

00:47:13And he's just got to keep it together over the remaining mile or so

00:47:17that will lead him to the chequered flag.

00:47:19Well, I don't think any principal threat's going to come from Michael Schumacher.

00:47:22All he now needs is to make sure he drives cleanly, doesn't make any errors,

00:47:26doesn't maybe anticipate victory before he comes across start-finish line.

00:47:30Out of the tunnel for the last time in a racing lap.

00:47:32Down to this very tight and easily made aero chicane.

00:47:37The last few corners for David Coulthard.

00:47:40The support from the British fans on the harbour there

00:47:43as they see their man heading towards victory.

00:47:46McLaren, Mercedes have done it again in Monaco shortly.

00:47:50It will be 12 victories in some 19 starts.

00:47:54And that is a brilliant achievement.

00:47:56Their first victory of the year.

00:47:58Michael Schumacher is beaten for only the second time in 2002.

00:48:02David Coulthard wins in Monaco

00:48:05after not putting a wheel wrong for 78 laps of the toughest track on the calendar.

00:48:11And an absolutely superb drive from David Coulthard.

00:48:14Took the lead when the lights went out.

00:48:16Really never challenged on red.

00:48:18For me, this is one of the finest wins I've seen from David Coulthard.

00:48:22He's had a tough time over the last year at McLaren.

00:48:25And really lapped the entire field up to third place.

00:48:29David Coulthard sometimes has not been the favourite son of McLaren.

00:48:34Kimi Räikkönen now has taken over from Mika Häkkinen.

00:48:37David Coulthard's drive today, superb.

00:48:40Fantastic.

00:48:43OK, well done David. Great job.

00:48:45That has to be your best ever, David.

00:48:48I told you, no presents.

00:48:50But thank you.

00:48:53Well, that was team Barcelona. Dennis talking to David Coulthard.

00:48:57And then we will see a smile on Ron's face, which has been lacking all year.

00:49:02You can hear Adrian Newey there as well, also thanking David.

00:49:05What a relief this is to the team, John.

00:49:08They've had a torrid time in the early part of the 2002 season.

00:49:13It really hasn't gone their way.

00:49:15They've had a couple of third place finishes.

00:49:17Well, three in all, with Räikkönen as well.

00:49:20But the first time that they've had a car win a Grand Prix this year.

00:49:24And the first win for David since Austria last season.

00:49:27Look at that happiness in the pit, David's girlfriend.

00:49:32The whole team absolutely over the moon with the victory.

00:49:35A victory maybe in some respects they didn't anticipate prior to this weekend.

00:49:40And a Grand Prix then almost two minutes faster than last year's Grand Prix

00:49:44when Michael Schumacher took victory.

00:49:47Well, we saw a race that David Coulthard dominated.

00:49:51But it was that middle section of the race, John,

00:49:53when Michael Schumacher made the earlier pit stop that was so crucial.

00:49:57And that's really where Coulthard managed to get the job done.

00:49:59Yes, but also I think we should give great credit to the team

00:50:02because we saw the problems that David Coulthard had.

00:50:04The team were able to put into effect remedies to prevent that problem.

00:50:09There was smoke coming out. In fact, it was on the left-hand bank of the engine.

00:50:12We thought David Coulthard was heading for retirement before mid-distance.

00:50:15Yet the team were able to do this by means of telemetry

00:50:18from the pits to the car on the circuit.

00:50:21Rectify a cure. And that is a real team victory.

00:50:24But I think the credit for on the day goes to David Coulthard.

00:50:27A superb run under pressure for the entire 78 laps.

00:50:32Well, how must this feel? His second victory.

00:50:36And to become a multiple winner here at Monaco.

00:50:39He joins a very, very select group of people.

00:50:43Some of the greatest drivers in Grand Prix history.

00:50:46And David joins that list as a multiple winner around the streets of Monaco.

00:50:50Out he gets!

00:50:53Coulthard, the winner.

00:50:55And he is going to enjoy this moment to its full.

00:51:00That was one tough race. You can see his overalls matted with sweat.

00:51:03And he bows towards the royal family that are here.

00:51:09And he will very shortly go up onto the podium and receive the winner's prize.

00:51:14David Coulthard thoroughly delighted there.

00:51:16His team, the guys that work with him day in, day out at Grand Prix.

00:51:20And really he's done a job for them here this afternoon.

00:51:25He's such a great bloke and very popular within the team.

00:51:29And there, the congratulations from Michael Schumacher.

00:51:32And he beat Michael fair and square today.

00:51:34He's done it before.

00:51:35And he's done it in true style.

00:51:37On a track that Michael, to a certain extent, considers his own.

00:51:41He loves the place.

00:51:42But today, he did not have the answer.

00:51:44Part of that was from qualifying.

00:51:46But a lot of it was from the race itself.

00:51:49A lot of it did come from the qualifying.

00:51:51But nevertheless, David, he never put a wheel wrong.

00:51:54He drove a wheel perfect Grand Prix under pressure.

00:51:57Initially from Juan Pablo Montoya.

00:51:59And then after Montoya went out from Michael Schumacher.

00:52:02And well, I think they'll be partying tonight in Monte Carlo.

00:52:05David's hotel.

00:52:07And all the friends, the guests that are staying there will have a special evening indeed.

00:52:12A little discussion going on between the Schumacher brothers.

00:52:15Ralph taking third place for Williams BMW.

00:52:18Delighted with that, no doubt.

00:52:20And David Coulthard receiving the winner's trophy for the second time here at Monaco.

00:52:27And presented by Prince Rainier.

00:52:29Great to see that.

00:52:30Just come out of hospital.

00:52:32Gonna be 80 years old on Friday.

00:52:34But here for the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix.

00:52:40An event that really is so concentrated in the minds of Formula 1 fans and motorsport fans around the world.

00:52:49As the blue ribbon event of Grand Prix racing.

00:52:52Michael Schumacher receiving the trophy for second.

00:52:55Princess Caroline presenting Ralph Schumacher with his trophy for third.

00:53:13Time for the national anthem.

00:53:56A very happy David Coulthard.

00:53:58Girlfriend Simone there.

00:54:01Applauding his efforts this afternoon.

00:54:03He really showed true class in that drive.

00:54:06Beating Michael Schumacher in a fair fight.

00:54:09And McLaren Mercedes taking their first victory of the year.

00:54:12Ten points to David Coulthard.

00:54:14Doubling his points for the first time.

00:54:18And bringing him up a little bit in the overall standings.

00:54:21Good news for him.

00:54:22Barrichello also fought well today.

00:54:24But had problems.

00:54:25Wasn't able to quite get into the points as it turned out.

00:54:30So Ferrari not having quite the dominance run that they had in Austria last time out.

00:54:35But there's a very happy Ron Dennis as well.

00:54:37Yeah, so Ron's getting a little bit of a head start.

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01:00:25Time to cool off after all the excitement of the Grand Prix.

01:00:29Time for us to make our way over to the press conference,

01:00:33where David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher and Ralf Schumacher

01:00:37are ready to answer some questions.

01:00:41A thoroughly exciting 60th Monaco Grand Prix.

01:00:44Victory to David Coulthard for McLaren,

01:00:46Michael Schumacher second for Ferrari

01:00:48and Ralf Schumacher third for Williams.

01:00:50David, your 12th Grand Prix win,

01:00:52but it's been just over a year since your last one.

01:00:54How do you feel?

01:00:56It's unbelievable.

01:00:57I feel fantastic because naturally we've had a difficult start to the season.

01:01:01It was looking pretty difficult for us to win a Grand Prix

01:01:05and our hopes were pinned on coming to Monaco

01:01:09that we could have a good performance.

01:01:11Obviously that's been the case

01:01:12and the traction control that obviously caused me some problems last year

01:01:16worked fantastically this year

01:01:18and then it was just a question of keeping off the barriers.

01:01:21Now there seems to be around lap 30

01:01:23some smoke coming from the back of your car for several laps.

01:01:25Were you aware of that and did the team spot it

01:01:28and tell you to do something to your engine to stop it continuing like that

01:01:31or indeed blowing up?

01:01:32Yeah, I felt for a few laps as if things were tightening up a little bit.

01:01:38So obviously at that point I could see some smoke

01:01:40when I was coming out of Casino

01:01:42and I thought, this doesn't look good.

01:01:44But I raided to the team, they said all the systems were working normally

01:01:49so I just ignored it and thankfully it didn't cause a problem.

01:01:52Well, congratulations David.

01:01:54Michael, you spent an awful lot of the race

01:01:55looking very closely at the back of Juan Pablo Montoya's car.

01:01:58Do you think had you managed to get away, get past him

01:02:01you'd have left him behind you?

01:02:03I think I did.

01:02:04I mean, we did a pit stop and they did a pit stop.

01:02:08I'm not sure whether he did already his pit stop or not

01:02:11but I think we were by far fast enough to stay in front after the pit stop.

01:02:16It was a matter of David obviously as he put up a decent gap

01:02:20between Montoya and himself.

01:02:22Which, yeah, well, if the traffic we had

01:02:26within the first couple of laps after our pit stop

01:02:30we wouldn't have had this.

01:02:32It would have been very tight.

01:02:33But anyway, I mean, they did a great job

01:02:35and they really deserved this win today.

01:02:37But when you closed up in the last 20 laps

01:02:40you were right on the tail of David's car.

01:02:42Did you ever think there might be a moment when you could make a move

01:02:44or were you also aware with Montoya retired

01:02:47that if you finished in second you'd have a 33-point advantage?

01:02:50I knew both and I kept on pushing

01:02:54because in Monaco nothing is for certain

01:02:57and you have really to go until the last lap, last corner

01:03:00and that's what I did.

01:03:01I was trying to get my opportunity

01:03:04but he drove a fine race and didn't give me any chance.

01:03:07Michael, thank you.

01:03:09Ralph, Juan Pablo was running ahead of you

01:03:13in fact towards the second third of the race

01:03:16and then he suddenly slowed and pulled to one side on the start-finish straight.

01:03:19Do you know what his problem was?

01:03:20And did the team then tell you to watch out for the same on your car?

01:03:23It was definitely not a team order.

01:03:25So that was not the case.

01:03:28No, I think he had a problem,

01:03:31a technical problem on the back side of his car.

01:03:33I don't know exactly what it was

01:03:35but he knew that he couldn't go as quick so he let me by.

01:03:39Now you had a problem with your own.

01:03:40You had to come in for a second pit stop towards the end.

01:03:42Did that tyre suddenly go wrong

01:03:44or was it something that was gradual, your left rear tyre?

01:03:47No, it suddenly went away.

01:03:49I'd have to check with the team where it was.

01:03:51I certainly got via radio that there was something wrong with it.

01:03:56We luckily had enough of a gap for it to pit again

01:03:59and to come in front of Tulli again.

01:04:01Ralph, thank you.

01:04:03Back to you, David.

01:04:04You said coming to Monaco that it was a race that,

01:04:06unlike the ones earlier this season,

01:04:07you felt McLaren-Mercedes combination could be competitive.

01:04:10Do you think the same will be true in Canada?

01:04:12Well, obviously Canada is a very different circuit

01:04:15and even when we think to last year

01:04:17when we were quite competitive in the first half of the season,

01:04:20I think we were on the second row there.

01:04:22So it may be a different story in Montreal

01:04:24but nonetheless I think we're all going to enjoy this victory.

01:04:27They're difficult to come by, especially in this season

01:04:30and I'm delighted that I was able to win this race for the McLaren team.

01:04:34Thank you very much.

01:04:35Now, Michael and Ralph, if you'd like to speak.

01:04:38So a delighted David Coulthard

01:04:40and deservedly so after a great performance.

01:04:43Just a quick note as well, John,

01:04:44it's Ralph Schumacher's first ever finish around Monaco

01:04:46so he's got one in the bag now

01:04:48and it was a good solid third place.

01:04:50He didn't have the pace of these lead two

01:04:52and I think, as Michael said there,

01:04:54I don't think Montoya really would have been able to match Schumacher

01:04:58after the pit stops.

01:04:59No, I think that Michael Schumacher in the race

01:05:01was the quickest car.

01:05:02I mean, we saw from Rubens Barrichello, for example,

01:05:04when Barrichello was in clear air,

01:05:06the speed that he could run at.

01:05:07Michael acknowledges that, you know, it's all about qualifying.

01:05:10They didn't get the job done.

01:05:11Started in the second row of the grid,

01:05:13couldn't make up position,

01:05:14which of course David Coulthard did so successfully.

01:05:16And Juan Pablo Montoya, not particularly complimentary

01:05:19about the software in the launch control system

01:05:22on his Williams BMW.

01:05:23Nevertheless, Monaco is a special racetrack.

01:05:26It's not just about the race,

01:05:27it's about the build up on the Thursday practice

01:05:30then into Saturday morning qualifying

01:05:32and Montoya and Williams did a great job,

01:05:35sadly for Montoya.

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