This meant he lost his second place in the overall standings to Heinz-Harald Frentzen but he would retain his race victories and other results and would not be fined or face any further punishment in the following season.
Isto significou que perdeu o segundo posto na clasificación xeral en favor de Heinz-Harald Frentzen, pero mantivo as súas vitorias nas carreira e outros resultados e non sería multado nin afrontaría ningún outro castigo na seguinte tempada.