Despite his points finish in 3 of the first 4 races of the year, he knows there is a gap to the front which must be closed.
�We can also be content with Jordan�s race, both cars in the points - this is really pleasant. Less pleasant, however, is our gap to Williams, McLaren and Ferrari. We need to improve in this regard.�

He drove a fairly solitary race on Sunday, not really able to pass anyone and not passed by anyone either but his start was not one he enjoyed. �Olivier Panis in front of me jump-started and stopped again. Both manoeuvres irritated me slightly. In spite of that, I had a normal start, but then my wheel-spin was too extreme so R�ikk�nen and Villeneuve profited from this mistake.�

He dropped from 9th on the grid to 11th at the first corner due to the antics of the BAR. �From then on, I drove a very lonely race. I wasn�t able to get past Villeneuve. My pit crew tried to support me when they called me in early for the first stop so that I could chase Jacques with a set of fresh tyres. Unfortunately, however, I got stuck behind Olivier Panis after my stop. This cost me exactly the two important seconds that I needed to pass Villeneuve during his pit stop.�

Montoya�s problems in the pits and Villeneuve�s blown Honda engine allowed Heinz-Harald to climb to 6th, a position he held, unchallenged, to the flag.