There's no smoke without fiery pants:
with Murray Walker.
F1 Racing May 1999.

Australia was great. So was Brazil. But boy am I looking forward to Imola! With Eddie Irvine still top in the drivers'
championship for Maranello, and Ferrari an impressive eight points clear of Jordan and McLaren in the constructors' contest, they're going to need a shoehorn to get the fanatical tifosi into Imola.

F1 is refreshingly different this year with a new winner in Australia, Stewart mighty strong in Brazil and Jordan up to a highest ever second (equal) in the constructors' race. McLaren may have a mighty fast and impressive new car, but not one finish in four starts is nothing to write home about, and with Ferrari not only looking as reliable as they were last year but also beavering away on go-faster changes, it's not looking like a repeat of last year's dominance for the Woking Wonders. If only Damon can keep out of trouble and Stewart can finish, the San Marino race could be a four-way fight for supremacy.
That is different!

Five weeks between races after Australia was hard to take and the three weeks before Imola won't be much better, but at least it's more time for the teams to rest and develop the machinery. No offence to Melbourne and Sao Paulo, but it'll be good to be back in Europe, especially at such a fine circuit. David Coulthard will be looking for a repeat of his 1998 win after as torrid a start to the season as he had last year. His was a copybook victory from pole 12 months ago. But you don't need to be a genius to see that things should be a lot closer this time.

Which is as it should be. So contain yourself - it's not long now!

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