News Article

Source: BBC Ceefax
Date: March 9
Subject: Frentzen looks forward to future success


Michael Schumacher launched his season with a actipically polished drive to finish second behind David Coulthard. He looked set for third place after being forced to make a second pit-stop but Heinz-Harald Frentzen's exit gave him the runner-up position. "The podium was the best I was hoping for so second is a good start to the season," the German said. "The good thing is Jacques (Villeneuve) didn't score but he will score many points this year, in my view."

Heinz-Harald Frentzen looked forward to future success with Williams despite seeing his hopes of victory ended by brake problems with three laps to go. "We knew this circuit was going to be hard on the brakes, but I think we didn't realise how hard it would be and in the end they went off. I pushed in the middle section of the race, but knew this would be hard on the brakes so I backed off," he said. "I'm looking ahead to the next race and we will be ready there."