<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Imiqhudelwano yokuqala yesizini yabonakala inzima kuCoulthard; emzuliswaneni wokuqala e-Australia, washiya ngenxa yezinkinga zenjini, futhi wagcina engowesibili  <response>: IBrazil, ngaphambi kokuba ikhishwe njengoba ama-endplate ephiko langaphambili emotweni yakhe ephansi ngo-7mm kunalokho okudingekayo okungu-50mm ngaphezu kwendiza eyisisekelo. UCoulthard wazinqoba lezi zinselele futhi wagcina esendaweni yokugcina emijahweni emihlanu eyalandela, ehlanganisa ukunqoba eBrithani naseMonaco. NgoJuni, uCoulthard wasayina ukunwetshwa kwenkontileka yakhe, eqinisekisa ukuthi uzohlala eMcLaren ngo-2001. Ukuqeda ngaphandle kwamaphuzu eCanada, kwalandelwa ukunqoba eFrance, ukunqoba akuchaza kamuva njengokukhumbuleka kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe futhi okwenzeka ukuthi kube ukuphela kokunqoba kukaMcLaren esifundeni saseMagny-Cours. Kwabe sekulandela i-hat-trick yama-podium emijahweni emithathu eyalandela futhi yaqinisekisa indawo yesine eBelgium. UCoulthard ubambe iqhaza ekushayisaneni kwezimoto eziningi emzuliswaneni wokuqala e-Italy. Lokhu kwakuyobonakala ngokushaya amaphuzu emiqhudelwaneni emithathu yokugcina, kuhlanganise nezikhundla zokunqoba eJapane naseMalaysia. UCoulthard waqeda endaweni yesithathu eMqhudelwaneni Wabashayeli, ngamaphuzu angama-73, kanti uMcLaren waqeda endaweni yesibili eMqhudelwaneni Wabakhiqizi. Ngemizamo yakhe phakathi nesizini, uCoulthard wanikezwa iHawthorn Memorial Trophy yakhe yesibili. 