While '03 was an exciting season, it was only two drivers (MS and KR) at the final race who had a chance of winning the drivers' championship - JPM could at best have tied MS on points, but would have had less victories. The last time three drivers had a mathematical chance to win the championship was in 1986 between Mansell, Piquet & Prost. Also, the 2000 driver championship between MS and MH was decided at the penultimate round at Japan, not the final round at Malaysia.