Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maka 1999, Irvine nwere obi ike na-aga n'oge a, na-asị: "Mgbe nsonaazụ nke afọ gara aga ebe m nwetara nsonaazụ kachasị mma m nwetụrụla na 4th n'ozuzu ya, ugbu a, maka afọ a, achọrọ m ime nke ọma karị". Oge ya bidoro nke ọma: mgbe 81 Grand Prix gasịrị, Irvine meriri mmeri mbụ ya na Formula One na agba mmeghe nke oge na Australia, na-enye ya ndu nke World Drivers 'Championship maka oge mbụ. N'ọsọ na-esote na Brazil, nkwụsịtụ na-ezighi ezi, n'ihi radiators na-egbochi, mere ka Irvine kwụsị n'elu ikpo okwu, ma mechaa bụrụ onye nke ise. Izu atọ mgbe e mesịrị na
Na San Marino Grand Prix, Irvine ga-efunahụ ọkwa ọkwa ọzọ, mgbe ụgbọ ala ya nwere nsogbu injin na agba nke 47 (nke 62) mgbe ọ nọ n'ọnọdụ nke atọ dị mma, na-efunahụ ya na-eduga nke ndị ọkwọ ụgbọ ala na Schumacher. Irvine gbara onye nke abụọ na Monaco, n'azụ Schumacher, na-enye Ferrari nke mbụ otu-abụọ nke oge, na nke mbụ na Principality. Na agba nke ọzọ na Canada, Irvine setịpụrụ ọsọ ọsọ ọsọ (ọrụ ya naanị) ma lanarị nkwekọrịta ya na onye ọkwọ ụgbọala McLaren David Coulthard na-aga n'ụzọ nke atọ.