 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - PaCanadian Grand Prix Irvine akabatanidzwa mune imwe tsaona yekutanga, nguva ino nemutyairi weMcLaren Mika Häkkinen. Akanga adzoka pachigaro chokukwikwidza nechinzvimbo chechitatu paFrench Grand Prix, pamberi penhangemutange yemakwikwi manomwe apo akanga ari kunze kwemapoinzi kana kuti kunze kwomujaho. Mukati mezhizha, zvakaziviswa kuti Irvine aizoramba ari paFerrari muna 1998. Mhedzisiro yake isina kunaka yakapera nenzvimbo yechitatu muJapan Grand Prix, uye akapedza mwaka aine nzvimbo yechishanu muEuropean Grand Prix. Irvine akapedza ari wechinomwe muDrivers Championship nemapoinzi makumi maviri nemana. 