▁add ▁to ▁its ▁ever - in cre asing ▁t ally . ▁One ▁lap ▁from ▁the ▁end , ▁Austria ▁and ▁Japan ▁sp un ▁off ▁together ▁without ▁contact , ▁whilst ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁t uss le ▁with ▁USA ▁for ▁ 1 5 th ▁place . ▁H erta ▁managed ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁car ▁straight , ▁driving ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁others ▁as ▁they ▁went ▁off ▁the ▁circuit ▁and ▁eventually ▁finishing ▁ 1 5 th . ▁ ▁Main ▁race ▁After ▁its ▁dominant ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁s print ▁race , ▁Team ▁France ▁took ▁pole ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 0 - lap ▁feature ▁race . ▁However , ▁a ▁poor ▁start ▁saw ▁Lap ierre ▁drop ▁to ▁third ▁as ▁second - pla ced ▁Portugal ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁corner , ▁followed ▁by ▁Brazil . ▁Ireland , ▁starting ▁from ▁fourth , ▁dropped ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 2 th , ▁while ▁Australia ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 th ▁from ▁ 1 1 th ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁grid . ▁The ▁first ▁ret irement ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁came ▁on ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁lap , ▁as ▁South ▁African ▁driver ▁Stephen ▁Sim pson ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁s wer ve ▁around ▁Italy ' s ▁En rico ▁T occ ac elo ▁after ▁he ▁reported ly ▁" slow ed ▁suddenly ▁on ▁the ▁racing ▁line ". ▁The ▁car ▁sl ammed ▁into ▁the ▁bar rier ▁and ▁the ▁damage ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁team ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁Ireland ▁react ed ▁to ▁its ▁poor ▁start ▁by ▁calling ▁in ▁Ralph ▁Fir man ▁for ▁his ▁comp uls ory