ten with an engine failure on lap 65. Herbert fell behind Verstappen on lap 70 after spinning at the first corner in front of Verstappen. He retired two laps later with gearbox problems. Mazzacane pulled off the track on lap 73 with an engine failure after a visor became lodged inside a radiator and made water temperatures go too high. Trulli closed up to Button and passed him for seventh at the first corner on lap 75. Button lost eighth to Irvine one lap later. Button was slowed by a fractured engine exhaust or a throttle control issue reducing the amount of available horsepower to him in the final laps. Häkkinen slowed his pace to lap within the 1:24 minute range, and finished first for his third victory of the season and the 17th of his career in a time of 1'45:33.869, at an average speed of . Michael Schumacher finished second 7.9 seconds behind, ahead of Coulthard in third. Barrichello in fourth lost of weight and of fluids in the hot weather after running out of water by the 40th lap. Ralf Schumacher took fifth and Frentzen completed the points scorers in sixth. Trulli, Irvine, Button, Salo and Wurz filled the next five positions albeit one lap behind the race winner. Villeneuve, Verstappen, Zonta, Gené and De La Rosa were the final classified finishers. There were six retirements during the Grand Prix. Post-race The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in the subsequent press conference. Häkkinen stated that his good start was instigated by modifications made to his car's engine. His win was praised by the Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Norbert Haug. "Mika had a great race," he said. "His victory may have looked easy, but it was tough to achieve and in my view this was one of his best drives ever." Michael Schumacher said that although he was unable to catch Häkkinen, he was happy to finish second. He admitted that he was too cautious at the start because he lost momentum and said Häkkinen would have overtaken him during the pit stop phase had he not done so at the start. Coulthard said that he believed that his car's suffered from balance issues before taking his first pit stop which accounted for his lack of pace. He also added that spending time behind back-markers during the second stint hindered