▁David ▁C oul th ard ▁and ▁K imi ▁R ä ikk ön en ▁in ▁both ▁seasons . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁did ▁not ▁perform ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁expected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Ferr ari , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁un re li ability ▁of ▁the ▁car ; ▁they ▁eventually ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Con struct ors ' ▁Championship ▁with ▁ 6 5 ▁points ▁and ▁one ▁victory ▁( in ▁Mon aco ). ▁ ▁Using ▁a ▁development ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁car , ▁the ▁MP 4 - 1 7 D , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season ▁started ▁very ▁prom ising ly ▁with ▁wins ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁grands ▁prix ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁one ▁each ▁for ▁C oul th ard ▁and ▁R ä ikk ön en . ▁However , ▁rival ▁teams ▁soon ▁caught ▁up ▁as ▁Mc L aren ▁was ▁sid et rack ed ▁by ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Mc L aren ▁MP 4 - 1 8 , ▁a ▁radical ▁new ▁design , ▁which ▁due ▁to ▁reli ability ▁problems , ▁never ▁rac ed ▁in ▁anger . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁team ▁gradually ▁fell ▁slightly ▁further ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁progress ed , ▁allowing ▁riv als , ▁developing ▁their ▁cars ▁more ▁efficiently , ▁to ▁catch ▁up . ▁However , ▁despite ▁this ▁set back , ▁R ä ikk ön en ▁consist ently ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁points ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁Michael ▁Sch um acher ▁for ▁the ▁championship ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁last ▁race , ▁eventually ▁losing