Formula One: Irvine wins German Grand Prix

Updated: 21:55, Sunday, 1 August 1999

Eddie Irvine has taken the lead in the world championship after his second sensational victory in a week at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim today.

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6.00 News: Peter Collins reports on the German
6.00 News: Peter Collins reports on the German

Eddie Irvine has taken the lead in the world championship after his second sensational victory in a week at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim today. Irvine's win took him eight points clear of title holder Mika Hakkinen, who crashed out when a tyre exploded. The 33-year-old Ulsterman won by one second from team-mate Mika Salo to boost his chances of becoming Ferrari's first drivers' champion in two decades, with six races remaining. Jordan's Heinz-Harald Fentzen was third from fellow German Ralf Schumacher, of Williams. David Coulthard was fifth for McLaren. Damon Hill retired his Jordan with brake problems after going off the circuit.

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