1999 European Grand Prix
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Is it me, or has it got cloudier? There's some big, puffy grey clouds looming over the circuit...
Just a couple of minutes, and then this race is ready to party like it's 1999. Because...well, it IS.
Green flag
We're away for the formation lap - Frentzen leads the field away.
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Currently, Hakkinen and Irvine are tied on 60 points in the championship - with Frentzen on 50 and Coulthard on 48.
Minardi's Luca Badoer looks pensive in his Minardi - he starts from 19th.
There's plenty of sun, wind and cloud at the Nurburgring right now - so the weather could still play a part in this race.
Both Stewarts seemed to be out of sorts too - Herbert and Barrichello were well down the order.
An excellent pair of performances from Panis and Villeneuve, who both qualified well within the top 10. The Ferraris struggled, however, as Irvine was ninth and Salo a sa-lowly 12th.
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Here's the starting grid, then:
1. Frentzen, 2. Coulthard, 3. Hakkinen, 4. R Schumacher, 5. Panis, 6. Fisichella, 7. Hill, 8. Villeneuve, 9. Irvine, 10. Trulli, 11. Wurz, 12. Salo, 13. Diniz, 14. Herbert, 15. Barrichello, 16. Alesi, 17. Zonta, 18. Zanardi, 19. Badoer, 20. Gene, 21. Takagi, 22. de la Rosa
1. Frentzen, 2. Coulthard, 3. Hakkinen, 4. R Schumacher, 5. Panis, 6. Fisichella, 7. Hill, 8. Villeneuve, 9. Irvine, 10. Trulli, 11. Wurz, 12. Salo, 13. Diniz, 14. Herbert, 15. Barrichello, 16. Alesi, 17. Zonta, 18. Zanardi, 19. Badoer, 20. Gene, 21. Takagi, 22. de la Rosa
Qualifying was a real test of setting a lap at the right time - Heinz-Harald Frentzen admitted he got into a bit of a tizz with his engineers, telling them it wouldn't rain again. He was absolutely right, and he has pole to show for it.
Thanks for joining us once again in the Autosport Live time machine! We'll shortly be turning the clock back to the grand old year of 1999, and heading off to the Eifel mountains to watch the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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