his attempts to overtake Michael Schumacher but admitted that third position was the best possible result he could have achieved. After Ferrari's victory at the previous race, Brawn said that "Our pitstops and our race strategy went well, but we just weren't quick enough.", while Di Montezemolo urged the mechanics and engineers of Ferrari to concentrate on rectifying the issue of wheel-spin and also praised Häkkinen for his recent trend of good starts. Barrichello said that he blamed his poor qualifying performance for his fourth-place finish. Ralf Schumacher and Frentzen were pleased to finish in fifth and sixth places respectively. Fisichella, who retired from the race with a brake problem, said that the reoccurring issue caused damage to his car and forced his later retirement. Gené placed blame upon faulty radio communication to his team as the reason for his stop-go penalty and said that he did not receive the blue flag until the last moment. Jaguar's technical director Gary Anderson was angry with Gené after the race as he believed the Spaniard's driving cost Irvine the chance to finish in a points-scoring position. "I don't understand why the blue flags weren't waved because it was plain for all to see." said Anderson. As a consequence of the final results of the Grand Prix, Häkkinen took the lead of the World Drivers' Championship, on 64 points, for the first time in the 2000 season. Michael Schumacher lost the lead of the Drivers' Championship, falling two points behind Häkkinen. Coulthard maintained third place with 58 points, nine points ahead of Barrichello in fourth and forty-one in front of Fisichella in fifth position. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren became the new leaders of the World Constructors' Championship with 112 points, demoting Ferrari on 111 points to second position. Williams ijn third increased the gap to Benetton in fourth to 6 points, with Jordan's one point scored by Frentzen finishing sixth allowing the team to pass BAR for fifth on 12 points. Despite McLaren taking the lead of both championships, their team principal Ron Dennis acknowledged that he expected both his drivers would have the advantage in the most of the five remaining races although he believed that being complacent would reduce McLaren's chances of success. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings References Hungarian Grand Prix Hungarian