 The M198 had a Ford V10 engine, allowing representative horsepower after several years using V8s, but many of the chassis component designs had not been changed from previous seasons, prompting former designer Gustav Brunner to start work on the team's car, the Minardi M01, within a month of rejoining the team.Despite their problems, the team was able to hang onto the rest of the field and was involved in a season-long battle with Tyrrell, beating the British team on occasion.Minardi finished an unclassified 10th in the 1998 Constructors' Championship, with no points, but ahead of Tyrrell due to Nakano's 7th-placed finish in Canada.