This event was also the last race for cars using electronic driver aids, with the FIA banning their use for the next seven seasons, starting in . These systems would not be used in Formula One again for another seven years, until the FIA eventually reintroduced and permitted the use of three electronic driver aid systems, namely fully-automatic gearboxes, launch control, and traction control, starting at the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix, due to the FIA being unable to police the ban, and whether or not teams were secretly cheating by using these systems illegally to gain a competitive advantage, which led to their eventual reintroduction.