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1994 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
REVIEW OF SEASON
Race results (top six only, pole position man in capitals):
Brazil, Interlagos: 1) Schumacher 2) Hill 3) Alesi 4) Barrichello 5) Katayama
6) Wendlinger, SENNA on pole
Pacific, Aida: 1) Schumacher 2) Berger 3) Barrichello 4) Fittipaldi
5) Frentzen 6) Comas, SENNA on pole
San Marino, Imola: 1) Schumacher 2) Larini 3) Hakkinen 4) Wendlinger
5) Katayama 6) Hill, SENNA on pole
Monaco, Monte Carlo: 1) SCHUMACHER 2) Brundle 3) Berger 4) de Cesaris (Jordan)
5) Alesi 6) Alboreto
Spain, Barcelona: 1) Hill 2) SCHUMACHER 3) Blundell 4) Alesi 5) Martini
6) Irvine
Canada, Montreal: 1) SCHUMACHER 2) Hill 3) Alesi 4) Berger 5) Coulthard
6) Lehto (after Fittipaldi disqualified)
France, Magny Cours: 1) Schumacher 2) HILL 3) Berger 4) Frentzen 5) Martini
6) de Cesaris (Sauber)
Britain, Silverstone: 1) HILL 2) Alesi (after Schumacher disqualified)
3) Hakkinen 4) Barrichello 5) Coulthard 6) Katayama
Germany, Hockenheim: 1) BERGER 2) Panis 3) Bernard 4) Fittipaldi
5) Morbidelli 6) Comas
Hungary, Budapest: 1) SCHUMACHER 2) Hill 3) Verstappen 4) Brundle 5) Blundell
6) Panis
Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps: 1) Hill (after Schumacher disqualified) 2) Hakkinen
3) Verstappen 4) Coulthard 5) Blundell 6) Morbidelli, BARRICHELLO on pole
Italy, Monza: 1) Hill 2) Berger 3) Hakkinen 4) Barrichello 5) Brundle
6) Coulthard, ALESI on pole
Portugal, Estoril: 1) Hill 2) Coulthard 3) Hakkinen 4) Barrichello
5) Verstappen 6) Brundle, BERGER on pole
Europe, Jerez (Spain): 1) SCHUMACHER 2) Hill 3) Hakkinen 4) Irvine 5) Berger
6) Frentzen
Japan, Suzuka: 1) Hill 2) SCHUMACHER 3) Alesi 4) Mansell 5) Irvine 6) Frentzen
Australia, Adelaide: 1) MANSELL 2) Berger 3) Brundle 4) Barrichello 5) Panis
6) Alesi
Now follows an assessment of EVERY driver this season... This will probably
take quite a while...
Example thingy:
PILSBRY - WIBBLE
Points: 2000000
Position: 1st (constructors championship)
1) Andrew R. Gillett
- Race meetings: 16 (i.e. number of races driver went to)
- Qualified: 1 (number of races driver qualified in)
- Withdrawn: 0 (driver unable to race due to injury, etc)
- Banned: 15 (number of races driver was banned from)
- Best finish: 26th (North Korea)
- Finished: 1 of 1 (100%) (number of races driver finished)
- Disqualified: 1
- Best qualifying: 25th (Vietnam)
- Worst qualifying: 200th (everywhere else)
- Points: -1
- Position: 28th (this year's championship position)
- Last season: 26th (position in last year's championship)
Analysis: A totally brilliant driver, but was hampered by the fact that he
didn't have a car. Despite this, he still managed to qualify ahead of the
Pacifics regularly.
If the driver was never disqualified and stuff like that, there will be no
'disqualified', etc, bit, just assume it's 0. The same applies to race meetings
and qualifications, except here it is 16.
Here we go.
WILLIAMS - RENAULT
Points: 118
Position: 1st
0) Damon Hill
- Wins: 6
- Finished: 13 of 16 (81%)
- Poles: 2
- Worst qualifying: 4th (many times)
- Points: 91
- Position: 2nd
- Last season: 3rd (Williams)
Analysis: Had a bad start with a bad car, qualifying regularly in fourth.
Became Williams team leader after death of Senna, and was given the task of
beating Schumacher in the championship. Ended Schumacher's seemingly endless
victories in Spain, was boosted by Mansell's return in France, did what his
World Champion father never did by winning at home, then won in Belgium after
Schumacher was disqualified. Won the next two races without Schumacher, won in
Japan, beating Schumacher fair and square for the first time, was hit by
Schumacher in Australia and was unable to continue. "We'll be back," he said.
Watch out for him in 1995 - but will he be in a Williams or not?
2) Ayrton Senna
- Race meetings: 3
- Finished: 0
- Poles: 3
- Last season: 2nd (McLaren)
Analysis: Unhappy with the car in the first two races. Inexplicably spun off
while chasing Schumacher in Brazil, was pushed off by Hakkinen at Aida. Felt
happier with the car after qualifying at Imola. On lap 7, went off the track at
Tamburello corner, at 180mph. A steering fault was initially blamed, but many
other possible explainations have been found. Schumacher dedicated his
championship victory to the three times world champion - for no-one doubts
that, without Imola, Senna would have had the championship before you could say
'a'.
2) David Coulthard
- Race meetings: 8
- Best finish: 2nd (Portugal)
- Finished: 5 (63%)
- Best qualifying: 3rd (Hungary, Portugal)
- Worst qualifying: 9th (Spain)
- Points: 14 (6 in International Formula 3000 championship (Vortex))
- Position: 8th (9th in Formula 3000)
Analysis: Test driver, put in car 2 to replace Senna. In his eight races he
built up a massive following of fanatical fans... Did extremely well,
considering this was his first F1 season - finished 2nd in Portugal. Wasn't too
happy about giving his place to Mansell, and now there will be a lot of
competition for that seat in 1995.
2) Nigel Mansell
- Race meetings: 4
- Wins: 1 (Australia)
- Finished: 2 (50%)
- Poles: 1 (Australia)
- Worst qualifying: 4th (Japan)
- Points: 13
- Position: 9th
- Last season: Indycar champion (Newman-Haas...)
Analysis: His return was merely a promotional thing, organised by FIA vice
president Bernie Ecclestone. Gave the team a great boost in France, let them
down at Jerez, then made his proper return, finishing 4th in Japan and winning
in Australia. Williams have a tough choice on their hands. It looks like
Coulthard could be out of a job...
TYRRELL - YAMAHA
Points: 13
Position: 6th
3) Ukyo Katayama
- Best finish: 5th (Brazil, San Marino)
- Finished: 4 (25%)
- Best qualifying: 5th (Germany, Hungary)
- Worst qualifying: 23rd (Belgium)
- Points: 5
- Position: 17th
- Last season: Unclassified (Tyrrell)
Analysis: One of the revelations of the season. Last year, with a very bad
Tyrrell, he regularly qualified at the back and spun off. This year,
consistently qualified in the top 10, although the spinning off has stayed...
Wanted to be on the front row in Japan, but qualified 14th...
4) Mark Blundell
- Best finish: 3rd (Spain)
- Finished: 5 (31%)
- Best qualifying: 7th (Germany)
- Worst qualifying: 17th (France)
- Points: 8
- Position: 12th
- Last season: 10th (Ligier)
Analysis: Got Yamaha's first podium position in Spain. Like Katayama, he spent
most of the season on the grass...
BENETTON - FORD
Points: 103
Position: 2nd
5) Micheal Schumacher
- Race meetings: 14
- Banned: 2
- Wins: 8
- Finished: 10 of 14 (71%), 12 including disqualifications (86%)
- Disqualified: 2
- Poles: 6
- Worst qualifying: 4th (Germany)
- Points: 92
- Position: 1st
- Last season: 4th (Benetton)
Analysis: In 1991, he shocked the world by qualifying 7th in his first race.
Exactly a year later, he won his first race. He also won once in 1993. This
season, won first four races, plus lots of others, usually pulling away from
the opposition extremely quickly. Everything went wrong from the British GP
onwards. In that race, he was disqualified from 2nd place after ignoring the
black flag (apparently his team told him that it was being sorted out). He was
banned for two races, and lost his appeal. Disqualified from his win in Belgium
after the wooden 'plank' under his car was found to be too shallow. At Jerez,
with just one point separating him from Hill, he won yet again. Lost in Japan
by 3.3 seconds, and collided with Hill in Australia, putting both out of the
race and giving Schumacher the championship. Dedicated championship to Ayrton
Senna. Likely to have a tough time next year against Mansell.
6) JJ Lehto
- Race meetings: 6 (with Benetton), 2 (with Sauber)
- Best finish: 6th (Benetton, Canada). 10th (Sauber, Australia)
- Finished: 3 of 6 (Benetton, 50%). 1 of 2 (Sauber, 50%). Average, 4 of 8 (50%)
- Best qualifying: 4th (Benetton, Spain). 15th (Sauber, Japan)
- Worst qualifying: 20th (Benetton, Canada, Italy). 17th (Sauber, Australia)
- Points: 1
- Position: 24th
- Last season: 13th (Sauber)
Analysis: Crashed in testing at Silverstone before the season, damaging his
neck. The injury affected him for the rest of the season, and he was replaced
by Verstappen for most of the year. Got another chance when Schumacher was
banned, but failed to impress. Was released to drive for Sauber in the last two
races - did the same there as well...
6) Jos Verstappen
- Race meetings: 10
- Best finish: 3rd (Belgium, Hungary)
- Finished: 4 (40%)
- Best qualifying: 6th (Belgium)
- Worst qualifying: 19th (Germany)
- Points: 10
- Position: 10th
Analysis: Signed as Benetton test driver but raced the first two races while
Lehto recovered from his accident. Later in the season, was brought back while
Lehto was 'rested'. Was in the famous pit lane fire at Germany, when fuel
spilled during a pit stop (but he was mainly unhurt). Finished on the podium in
Belgium and Hungary (the former due to the disqualification of team mate
Schumcacher...). After the European GP, was 'rested' and replaced by Herbert,
apparently due to 'a neck problem'. Does this sound familiar?
6) Johnny Herbert
- Race meetings: 13 with Lotus, 1 with Ligier, 2 with Benetton
- Best finish: 7th (Lotus, lots of times, Ligier, once)
- Finished: 8 of 13 (Lotus, 62%), 1/1 (Ligier), 0 (Benetton). Av., 9/16 (56%)
- Best qualifying: 4th (Lotus, Italy), 7th (Ligier, EU), 5th (Japan, Benetton)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (Lotus, Hungary), 7th (Australia, Benetton)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: 9th (Lotus)
Analysis: Started the season with the second worst car, ended it with the
second best, and also had a race with the one in the middle. Originally had a
six year contract with Lotus which would have expired at the end of 1996 - not
a good prospect for Herbert. With extremely serious financial difficulties,
Lotus, after years of hanging on to Herbert, were persuaded to let him go. He
signed a contract with Ligier, making himself their driver for this year and
next year. He drove a good race to finish yet again in 7th place... But at the
next race, he was driving for Benetton (who, having bought Ligier halfway
through the season, were expected to test Herbert anyway). Herbert failed to
finish in Japan and Australia, but in testing he was the first Benetton driver
to get anywhere near Schumacher's lap times. Has a good chance of being number
two Benetton driver next year.
MCLAREN - PEUGEOT
Points: 42
Position: 4th
7) Mika Hakkinen
- Race meetings: 15
- Banned: 1
- Best finish: 2nd (Belgium)
- Finished: 8 of 15 (53%)
- Best qualifying: 2nd (Monaco)
- Worst qualifying: 9th (France, Europe)
- Points: 26
- Position: 4th
- Last season: 15th (McLaren (not whole season))
Analysis: Became known as the number two 'bad boy' of 1994. At the Pacific GP,
pushed Senna off the track. At the British GP, collided with Barrichello at the
last corner and then took his fourth position. In Germany, eliminated most of
the field at the start, going in front of all the other cars. Received a one
race ban after this, and was replaced by Phillipe Alliot in Hungary.
Consistently qualified at the front, his average qualifying position was 7th.
Did a run of podium finishes near the end of the season, and was promoted to
2nd place in Belgium after the disqualification of Schumacher. A champion in
the making...
8) Martin Brundle
- Best finish: 2nd (Monaco)
- Finished: 6 (38%)
- Best qualifying: 6th (Pacific, Hungary)
- Worst qualifying: 18th (Brazil)
- Points: 16
- Position: 7th
- Last season: 7th (Ligier)
Analysis: Turned down the offer of a Jordan drive, and decided to go for the
empty seat at McLaren, who couldn't find anyone to replace Senna. Derek Warwick
also went for the seat, but it was Brundle who took it in the end. Just his
luck to be with an engine that blew up if it even considered getting too hot.
Regularly suffered his engine stopping or exploding, and was often the first
retirement. Still managed to finish 2nd in Monaco, although his modal average
qualifying position was around 12th or 13th. Had the threat, due to the wishes
of Peugeot, of being replaced by Alliot, but outpaced him in Hungary. Didn't do
much better than he did with Ligier last year, although McLaren boss Ron Dennis
said that he had exceeded his expectations... Unlikely to keep seat at McLaren-
Mercedes next year, what with Barrichello and Frentzen being mentioned in
connection with McLaren. Might be going to Jordan, or possibly the Woking Home
for Retired Racing Drivers...
8) Phillipe Alliot
- Race meetings: 1 with McLaren (Hungary), 1 with Larrousse (Belgium)
- Finished: 0
- Qualifying: 14th with McLaren, 19th with Larrousse
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: 17th (Larrousse)
Analysis: 1994 McLaren test driver, replaced Hakkinen in Hungary, and drove for
his old team in Belgium. Failed to impress in Hungary, but qualified ahead of
team mate Comas with Larrousse. A 1995 Larrousse driver?
ARROWS (FOOTWORK) - FORD
Points: 9
Position: 9th
9) Christian Fittipaldi
- Best finish: 4th (Pacific, Germany)
- Finished: 7 of 16 (not including disqualification, 43%). 8 (inc.disqual, 50%)
- Disqualified: 1 (Canada)
- Best qualifying: 6th (Monaco)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (Belgium)
- Points: 6
- Position: 14th
- Last season: 13th (Minardi)
Analysis: Very impressive in first few races, running high in Monaco before
retiring. The Arrows team was affected extremely badly by the aerodynamic
changes demanded by the new regulations, and the drivers dropped to the back of
the grid - a massive disappointment, since both Fittipaldi and Morbidelli are
good drivers. Would probably have finished much higher in the championship
without the drop in competetiveness of the car. Now looking over the pond to
Indycar racing, where uncle Emerson is a top driver. It would be a great shame
to lose him - someone give him a good car, please... Ron?
10) Gianni Morbidelli
- Best finish: 5th (Germany)
- Finished: 4 (25%)
- Best qualifying: 6th (Brazil)
- Worst qualifying: 22nd (France)
- Points: 3
- Position: 22nd
Analysis: Shocked the world by qualifying 6th in the first race of the season.
Failed to finish once in the first half of the season, and after regularly
qualifying around 11th, fell back as the car's performance dropped. Benefitted
from the destruction in Germany, and was promoted to 6th in Belgium after
Schumacher's disqualification. Apart, of course, from the Pacifics, had
probably the worst reliability out of all the drivers. Deserves to get a decent
car.
LOTUS - MUGEN HONDA
Points: 0
Position: Unclassified
11) Johnny Herbert
- Race meetings: 13 with Lotus, 1 with Ligier, 2 with Benetton
- Best finish: 7th (lots of times)
- Finished: 8 of 13 (Lotus, 62%), 1/1 (Ligier), 0 (Benetton). Av., 9/16 (56%)
- Best qualifying: 4th (Lotus, Italy), 7th (Ligier, EU), 5th (Japan, Benetton)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (Lotus, Hungary), 7th (Australia, Benetton)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: 9th (Lotus)
Analysis: See Benetton
12) Pedro Lamy
- Race meetings: 4
- Best finish: 8th (Pacific)
- Finished: 3 of 4 (75%)
- Best qualifying: 19th (Monaco)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (Brazil, Pacific)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: Unclassified (Lotus (not whole season))
Analysis: Took Zanardi's role as number 2 Lotus driver after Alessandro crashed
in Belgium last year. Finished near the back in his races this year. Had a
horrific crash at Silverstone after Monaco, testing the new low downforce car
(demanded by the governing body to make the sport safer...). Received leg
injuries, and did not walk again until several months later. Is now recovering
from his accident, and if he is fit enough, may drive in 1995.
12) Alessandro Zanardi
- Race meetings: 10
- Best finish: 9th (Spain)
- Finished: 4 of 10 (40%)
- Best qualifying: 13th (Italy)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (Canada)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: 20th (Lotus (not whole season))
Analysis: Took his place back after Lamy's crash. Sometimes qualified ahead of
Herbert, which means he can't be too bad a driver... Impressively qualified
13th in Italy with the old Mugen Honda engine (Herbert qualified 4th with the
new one and took all the attention from Zanardi). Missed a couple of races to
make way for Phillipe Adams, the man with the big wallet... (who incidentally
didn't pay up on time - in fact, at the moment, I still don't know whether he
has paid the team for his drive...). Took the role of number one Lotus driver
after Herbert's defection. Will probably drive for the team in 1995 - if they
survive...
12) Phillipe Adams
- Race meetings: 2
- Best finish: 17th, last (Portugal)
- Finished: 1 of 2 (50%)
- Best qualifying: 25th (Portugal)
- Worst qualifying: 26th (Belgium)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Was critisised by everyone in the universe for being so slow. Didn't
pay Lotus for his drives on time... Gets award for 2nd worst driver of 1994...
12) Eric Bernard
- Race meetings: 14 (13 with Ligier, 1 with Lotus)
- Best finish: 3rd (Ligier, Germany), 18th (Lotus, Europe)
- Best finish not including Germany...: 7th (Ligier, Italy)
- Finished: 9 of 14 (Ligier, 64%), 1 of 1 (Lotus, 100%), total 10 of 15 (66%)
- Best qualifying: 12th (Ligier, Italy), 22nd (Lotus, Europe)
- Worst qualifying: 23rd (Ligier, many times)
- Points: 4
- Position: 18th
Analysis: Would have got no points without Hakkinen's help in Germany... As he
was packing his bags to go to Jerez, he got a phone call telling him to go to
the Lotus pit when he got there. Tried hard with a vastly inferior car to the
Ligier. At the next race, he had been replaced by Mika Salo. Where did he go?
12) Mika Salo
- Race meetings: 2
- Best finish: 10th (Japan)
- Finished: 1 of 2 (50%)
- Best qualifying: 22nd (Australia)
- Worst qualifying: 25th (Japan)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Went to Japan having never driven a Formula One car before. Went away
from Japan having finished ahead of team mate Zanardi... Drove again in
Australia, qualifying 22nd to Zanardi's 14th, and failed to finish. May be
driving for a team in 1995 if he can prove in testing that his race in Japan
was not a one-off success.
JORDAN - HART
Points: 28
Position: 5th
14) Rubens Barrichello
- Withdrawn: 1 (San Marino)
- Best finish: 3rd (Pacific)
- Finished: 8 of 15 (53%)
- Poles: 1 (Belgium)
- Worst qualifying: 16th (Italy)
- Points: 19
- Position: 6th
- Last season: 17th (Jordan)
Analysis: After scoring his first points in Japan last year, finished fourth in
Brazil, third at the Pacific GP, then had a horrific crash in practise at
Imola. Generally qualified around 5th or 6th place, finished fourth several
times. Became youngest ever pole position holder in Belgium, but pushed it too
hard in the race and spun. Considered by many to be a future champion, but as
Ron Dennis (boss of McLaren) says, he seems to be rather inconsistent at the
moment. Spent a lot of the season competing with Hakkinen - maybe next year it
will be for the championship? Barrichello has signed for Jordan-Peugeot for the
1995 season - if Peugeot can cool their engines down a bit, he could be a
winner.
15) Eddie Irvine
- Banned: 3
- Best finish: 4th (Europe)
- Finished: 4 of 13 (31%)
- Best qualifying: 4th (Belgium)
- Worst qualifying: 16th (Brazil)
- Points: 6
- Position: 14th
- Last season: 20th (last - Jordan (not whole season))
Analysis: In 1993, shocked the world by finishing 6th in his first race and
being punched by Senna afterwards. In 1994, shocked the world by first causing
Verstappen's massive accident in Brazil, then ramming Herbert in Italy and Hill
in Portugal. Signed for Jordan for next season.
15) Aguri Suzuki
- Race meetings: 1 (Pacific)
- Finished: 0
- Qualified: 20th
- Last season: Unclassified (Footwork)
Analysis: Replaced Irvine for the first of his banned races. Looks like the
final nail in his F1 coffin...
15) Andrea de Cesaris
- Race meetings: 2 with Jordan, 9 with Sauber (total 11)
- Best finish: 4th (Jordan, Monaco), 6th (Sauber, France)
- Finished: 1 of 2 (Jordan, 50%), 1 of 9 (Sauber, 11%), total 2/11 (18%)
- Best qualifying: 14th (Jordan, Monaco), 8th (Sauber, Italy)
- Worst qualifying: 21st (Jordan, San Marino), 18th (Sauber, lotsa places)
- Points: 4 (3 with Jordan, 1 with Sauber)
- Position: 18th
- Last season: Unclassified (Tyrrell)
Analysis: Finished fourth in Monaco, temporarily resucing his F1 career. Signed
with Sauber for the rest of the season, replacing Wendlinger, then lost his F1
career again by finishing just once... Likely to drive in touring cars next
season...
LARROUSSE - FORD
Points: 2
Position: 11th
19) Erik Comas
- Race meetings: 15
- Best finish: 6th (Pacific, Germany)
- Finished: 7 of 15 (47%)
- Best qualifying: 13th (Brazil, Monaco)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (quite a few times)
- Points: 2
- Position: 23rd
- Last season: 20th (and last... Larrousse)
Analysis: Generally meandered toward the back of the grid as the season
progressed. At one point, he said that he would retire if he was ever
outqualified by a Simtek... Then, guess what happened... Mysteriously
disappeared in Australia, wants to be with a British team next year.
20) Olivier Beretta
- Race meetings: 10
- Best finish: 7th (Germany)
- Finished: 4 of 10 (40%)
- Best qualifying: 17th (Spain)
- Worst qualifying: 25th (France, Hungary)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Perfectly suited for the team! Had his moment of fame in his home
city of Monte Carlo, where he held up first de Cesaris, then Alesi. Apart from
that, he wasn't seen much... He was the first driver other than a Pacific
driver to be outqualified by a Simtek. Ran out of money in Hungary. One person
in the team started a sentence: "We like Olivier, but...". One must ask the
question: Why?
20) Phillipe Alliot
- Race meetings: 1 with McLaren (Hungary), 1 with Larrousse (Belgium)
- Finished: 0
- Qualifying: 14th with McLaren, 19th with Larrousse
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: 17th (Larrousse)
Analysis: See McLaren.
20) Yannick Dalmas
- Race meetings: 2
- Finished: 15th (Portugal, 50%)
- Qualifying: 23rd (Italy and Portugal)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Not much to say, really...
20) Hideki Noda
- Race meetings: 3
- Finished: 0
- Best qualifying: 23rd (Japan and Australia)
- Worst qualifying: 25th (Europe)
- Points: 0 (6 in International Formula 3000 championship (Forti Corse))
- Position: Unclassified (9th in Formula 3000)
Analysis: Partenered Comas in Europe and Japan, led the team in Australia. But
where will he be next year?????
20) Jean-Denis Deletraz
- Race meetings: 1 (Australia)
- Finished: 0
- Qualified: 25th
- Points, position, etc: Zilcho
Analysis: My nomination for worst driver of the year, the last time we heard of
him he had been lapped 10 times...
MINARDI (SCUDERIA ITALIA) - FORD
Points: 5
Position: 10th
23) Michele Alboreto
- Best finish: 6th (Monaco)
- Finished: 5 (31%)
- Best qualifying: 15th (Monaco)
- Worst qualifying: 23rd (several times)
- Points: 1
- Position: 24th
- Last season: Unclassified (Lola Scuderia Italia)
Analysis: Almost certainly his last season in F1. Regularly qualified 18th and
21st. Most experienced driver apart from Mansell. Alboreto was a winner many
years ago, although never a champion. In Portugal, he rammed Hill off the track
in qualifying, ON PURPOSE... This was because the Williams had been holding him
up on the previous lap. This went completely unpunished by the FIA, meanwhile,
loads of people were being banned for having ACCIDENTS... Which shows what a
great organisation the FIA is...
24) Pierluigi Martini
- Best finish: 5th (Spain, France)
- Finished: 8 (50%)
- Best qualifying: 9th (Monaco)
- Worst qualifying: 20th (Germany)
- Points: 4
- Position: 18th
- Last season: Unclassified (Minardi (not whole season))
Analysis: Always far ahead of Alboreto. Normally qualified around 14th or 18th,
with a 10th in Belgium. Likely to stay with Minardi next year.
LIGIER - RENAULT
Points: 13
Position: 6th
25) Eric Bernard
- Race meetings: 14 (13 with Ligier, 1 with Lotus)
- Best finish: 3rd (Ligier, Germany), 18th (Lotus, Europe)
- Best finish not including Germany...: 7th (Ligier, Italy)
- Finished: 9 of 14 (Ligier, 64%), 1 of 1 (Lotus, 100%), total 10 of 15 (66%)
- Best qualifying: 12th (Ligier, Italy), 22nd (Lotus, Europe)
- Worst qualifying: 23rd (Ligier, many times)
- Points: 4
- Position: 18th
Analysis: See Lotus
25) Johnny Herbert
- Race meetings: 13 with Lotus, 1 with Ligier, 2 with Benetton
- Best finish: 7th (lots of times)
- Finished: 8 of 13 (Lotus, 62%), 1/1 (Ligier), 0 (Benetton). Av., 9/16 (56%)
- Best qualifying: 4th (Lotus, Italy), 7th (Ligier, EU), 5th (Japan, Benetton)
- Worst qualifying: 24th (Lotus, Hungary), 7th (Australia, Benetton)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
- Last season: 9th (Lotus)
Analysis: See Benetton
25) Franck Lagorce
- Race meetings: 2
- Finished: 11th (last, Australia) (1 of 2, 50%)
- Qualifying: 20th (Japan and Australia)
- Points: 0 (34 in International Formula 3000 Championship)
- Position: Unclassified (2nd in Formula 3000)
Analysis: Missed out on the F3000 title in the last race, then had two races
for Ligier. The rain took him in Japan, but he managed to finish, last, in
Australia. Where next year? Dare I suggest DAMS? (Update - very unlikely...)
26) Olivier Panis
- Best finishes: 2nd (Germany), 5th (Australia)
- Finished: 14 of 16 (88%), 15 of 16 inculding disqualification (94%)!!!!!!
- Disqualified: 1 (Belgium)
- Best qualifying: 6th (Italy)
- Worst qualifying: 22nd (Pacific)
- Points: 9
- Position: 11th
Analysis: Amazingly reliable, his only retirement was at his home in France,
where he collided with Morbidelli. Normally finished around 8th to 10th, he
scored his first points on the second step of the podium, after Hakkinen wiped
out most people in front. Later in the season, proved he wasn't just a reliable
driver, with a 6th in Hungary and a 5th in Australia. A future champion?
Reliability is one of the most important things that a champion must have, so
he's already three quarters of the way there...
FERRARI - FERRARI
Points: 71
Position: 3rd
27) Jean Alesi
- Race meetings: 14
- Best finish: 2nd (Great Britain, after Schumacher's disqualification)
- Finished: 8 of 14 (57%)
- Poles: 1 (Italy)
- Worst qualifying: 16th (Europe)
- Points: 24
- Position: 5th
- Last season: 6th (Ferrari)
Analysis: Whoops, I just did almost everything else and I completely forgot
Ferrari... Alesi was very annoyed throughout the season with the reliability of
his machine, which generally broke down while he was leading. Claims to be
Ferrari's biggest fan - but was he after Italy?
27) Nicola Larini
- Race meetings: 2
- Finished: 2nd (San Marino, 50%)
- Qualifying: 7th (Pacific), 6th (San Marino)
- Points: 6
- Position: 14th
Analysis: Replaced Alesi due to typical 1994 neck trouble. Went off at Aida,
and finished 2nd at Imola. That would have been the motorsport headline,
without Senna's accident. As it was, nobody really cared about the results of
the San Marino GP.
28) Gerhard Berger
- Wins: 1
- Finished: 8 of 16 (50%)
- Poles: 2 (Germany, Portugal)
- Worst qualifying: 17th (Brazil)
- Points: 41
- Position: 3rd
- Last season: 8th (Ferrari)
Analysis: Thiiiiiiinngss... can only get better.... Said Berger at the start
of the year. Well, he didn't. But he might have done. And they did. Today the
third place, tomorrow the championship? If they can be more reliable, Ferrari,
with Berger and Alesi, could win the championship in 1995.
SAUBER - MERCEDES
Points: 12
Position: 8th
29) Karl Wendlinger
- Race meetings: 4
- Withdrawn: 1 (Monaco)
- Best finish: 4th (San Marino)
- Finished: 2 of 3 (67%)
- Qualifying: 7th (Brazil), 19th (Pacific), 10th (San Marino)
- Points: 4
- Position: 18th
- Last season: 11th (Sauber)
Analysis: Was extremely impressive in the first three races. In Monaco, having
set the fastest lap in practise, he braked too late and hit a wall, putting him
into a coma for 19 days. He was extremely lucky to survive. After what was
called 'a miracle recovery', he tested a Sauber, and was due to drive in Japan,
when he experienced severe neck problems and had to withdraw. I am sure he
could have matched Frentzen throughout the season - and we know what Heinz was
like... Let's hope he's recovered fully by next season, because with the Ford
Zetec engine, the Sauber could be a race winning car...
29) Andrea de Cesaris
- Race meetings: 2 with Jordan, 9 with Sauber (total 11)
- Best finish: 4th (Jordan, Monaco), 6th (Sauber, France)
- Finished: 1 of 2 (Jordan, 50%), 1 of 9 (Sauber, 11%), total 2/11 (18%)
- Best qualifying: 14th (Jordan, Monaco), 8th (Sauber, Italy)
- Worst qualifying: 21st (Jordan, San Marino), 18th (Sauber, lotsa places)
- Points: 4 (3 with Jordan, 1 with Sauber)
- Position: 18th
- Last season: Unclassified (Tyrrell)
Analysis: See Jordan.
29) JJ Lehto
- Race meetings: 6 (with Benetton), 2 (with Sauber)
- Best finish: 6th (Benetton, Canada). 10th (Sauber, Australia)
- Finished: 3 of 6 (Benetton, 50%). 1 of 2 (Sauber, 50%). Average, 4 of 8 (50%)
- Best qualifying: 4th (Benetton, Spain). 15th (Sauber, Japan)
- Worst qualifying: 20th (Benetton, Canada, Italy). 17th (Sauber, Australia)
- Points: 1
- Position: 24th
- Last season: 13th (Sauber)
Analysis: See Benetton.
30) Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Race meetings: 16
- Withdrawn: 1 (Monaco) (Sauber did not compete)
- Best finish: 4th (France)
- Finished: 7 of 15 (47%)
- Best qualifying: 3rd (Japan)
- Worst qualifying: 13th (Great Britain)
- Points: 7
- Position: 13th
Analysis: Shocked the world by qualifying 5th in his first race, then unshocked
it by spinning out. Reshocked it by qualifying 4th at Jerez and 3rd in Japan.
Wasn't so good at finishing. In my opinion, the best driver. Next season - if
the Sauber-Ford is good enough, could be a championship contender.
SIMTEK - FORD
Points: 0
Position: Unclassified
31) David Brabham
- Best finish: 10th (last, Spain), 16th (ahead of Gounon, Great Britain)
- Finished: 5 (31%)
- Best qualifying: 21st (Belgium)
- Worst qualifying: 26th (Brazil)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Was always ahead of the second Simtek, never experienced any of the
handling problems that Gounon had.
32) Roland Ratzenberger
- Race meetings: 3
- Withdrawn: 2 (no car in Brazil)
- Qualifying: 26th (Pacific)
- Finished: 11th (last, Pacific)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: A promising young driver, popular with everyone, became the first
Formula One driver to be killed for 12 years. Had just one race, and finished
it, technically making him the top driver in terms of finishes.
32) Andrea Montermini
- Race meetings: 1
- Withdrawn: Um... 1
Analysis: Ratzenberger's replacement in Spain, he hit a wall head on during
qualifying. Everyone feared the worst, but he was lucky to escape with broken
ankles and feet.
32) Jean-Marc Gounon
- Race meetings: 7
- Finishes: 9th of 10 (FR), 17th (last, GB), 12th of 14 (Belgium), 16/17 (P)
- Finished: 4 of 7 (57%)
- Best qualifying: 25th (Belgium, Italy)
- Worst qualifying: 26th (everywhere else)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Always complained of handling problems with the Simtek. Gets the
prize of 'Spin of 1994'...
32) Domenico Schiattarella
- Race meetings: 2 (Europe, Australia)
- Finished: 19th (last, Europe, 50%)
- Qualifying: 26th (both)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: The journalists' nightmare. Replaced Gounon for some strange reason
(maybe he ran out of money).
32) Taki Inoue
- Race meetings: 1 (Japan)
- Finished: 0
- Qualifying: 26th
- Points: 0
- Position: 0
Analysis: His first, and hopefully last, race lasted only around eight minutes
- he crashed into the pit wall in the rain.
PACIFIC - ILMOR
Points: 0
Position: Unclassified
33) Paul Belmondo
- Qualified: 2
- Withdrawn: 1 (Brazil)
- Finished: 0
- Best qualifying: 24th (Monaco, last), 26th (Spain, last), 27th (Germany)
- Worst qualifying: 28th (everywhere else)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: Would never have qualified without lack of drivers in Monaco and
Spain. Only once qualified ahead of Gachot, and still didn't get onto the
grid... Nearly finished in Monaco, but had a 10 minute pit stop... May not be
in F1 next year (even with all these new teams...)
34) Bertrand Gachot
- Qualified: 5
- Finished: 0
- Qualifying:25th (Brazil, San Marino (last), Spain), 23rd (Monaco), 26th (Can)
- Worst qualifying: 27th (most places), 28th (Germany)
- Points: 0
- Position: Unclassified
Analysis: In Brazil, became the first, and last so far, Pacific driver to
outqualify someone. Was often just a few hundredths of a second off the
newcomers. Would have qualified in Japan and Australia without the rain. After
qualifying in Australia, he said that he was very happy, as he would never have
to drive the Pacific PRO1 again... Next year, will be with Pacific again,
hopefully the PRO2 will be aerodynamically shaped...
Phew... This file is now over 32K long, and it currently contains over 5000
words... I think I will do another championship table, dedicated to a driver
who was largely forgotten after Senna's accident.
RELIABILITY CHAMPIONSHIP:
1) Roland Ratzenberger 100%, 1 of 1
2) Olivier Panis 88%, 14 of 16 (1 disqualification)
3) Damon Hill 81%, 13 of 16
4) Pedro Lamy 75%, 3 of 4
5) Micheal Schumacher 71%, 10 of 14 (2 disqualifications)
6) Karl Wendlinger 67%, 2 of 3
7) Eric Bernard 66%, 10 of 15
8) David Coulthard 63%, 5 of 8
9) Jean Alesi 57%, 8 of 14
Jean-Marc Gounon 57%, 4 of 7
11) Johnny Herbert 56%, 9 of 16
12) Rubens Barrichello 53%, 8 of 15
Mika Hakkinen 53%, 8 of 15
14) Pierluigi Martini 50%, 8 of 16
Gerhard Berger 50%, 8 of 16
JJ Lehto 50%, 4 of 8
Nigel Mansell 50%, 2 of 4
Domenico Schiattarella 50%, 1 of 2
Franck Lagorce 50%, 1 of 2
Yannick Dalmas 50%, 1 of 2
Phillipe Adams 50%, 1 of 2
Mika Salo 50%, 1 of 2
Nicola Larini 50%, 1 of 2
24) Heinz-Harald Frentzen 47%, 7 of 15
Erik Comas 47%, 7 of 15
26) Christian Fittipaldi 43%, 7 of 16 (1 disqualification)
27) Jos Verstappen 40%, 4 of 10
Olivier Beretta 40%, 4 of 10
Alessandro Zanardi 40%, 4 of 10
30) Martin Brundle 38%, 6 of 16
31) David Brabham 31%, 5 of 16
Michele Alboreto 31%, 5 of 16
Mark Blundell 31%, 5 of 16
Eddie Irvine 31%, 4 of 13
35) Ukyo Katayama 25%, 4 of 16
Gianni Morbidelli 25%, 4 of 16
37) Andrea de Cesaris 18%, 2 of 11
38) Bertrand Gachot 0 of 5
Ayrton Senna 0 of 3
Hideki Noda 0 of 3
Phillipe Alliot 0 of 2
Paul Belmondo 0 of 2
Aguri Suzuki 0 of 1
Jean-Denis Deletraz 0 of 1
Taki Inoue 0 of 1
46) Andrea Montermini 0 of 0
46 drivers...
Well, after about a month, I have finished this, it is now 12:26pm on Tuesday
6th December, this file is 36K and 5568 words so far... I think I will have my
lunch now. But first I will do a complete preview of the next season, this is
more accurate than the one in the Japanese GP report...
WILLIAMS - RENAULT: Damon Hill, David Coulthard
BENETTON - RENAULT: Micheal Schumacher, Johnny Herbert
MCLAREN - MERCEDES: Mika Hakkinen, Nigel Mansell
FERRARI - FERRARI: Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi
JORDAN - PEUGEOT: Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine
SAUBER - FORD ZETEC: Frentzen & Wendlinger
LIGIER - MUGEN HONDA: Panis and Brundle, Aguri Suzuki part time...
TYRRELL - YAMAHA: Ukyo Katayama, Mika Salo
ARROWS - HART: Morbidelli, and Taki Inoue. Why the hell do they want him?
MINARDI - FORD ED: Pierluigi Martini and Luca Badoer
LARROUSSE - FORD ED: Comas?
SIMTEK - FORD ED: Hideki Noda and Jos Verstappen
PACIFIC LOTUS - FORD ED: Gachot & Lamy or Belmondo
FORTI CORSE - FORD ED: Pedro Diniz, Andrea Montermini
Okay, I'll be late for school if I don't hurry up, bye...
Latest news, 8th December 1994
- David Coulthard is involved in a controversial contract battle. He has signed
a 1995 contract with McLaren, but Williams claim that their contract with him
is still valid. The matter will be decided by the Formula One Contracts
Recognition Board.
- Irvine has tested a Jordan-Peugeot, and is very impressed by the engine.
- Lotus have laid off all of their staff until the end of the month. They are
still in serious financial trouble. Larrousse and Simtek are also having
problems.
- Lola will not be entering the 1995 F1 championship, due to a lack of funds
and lack of a decent car...
- DAMS have not entered the 1995 championship. The deadline passed a few days
ago, and Forti Corse is the only new team to enter. DAMS hope to take the place
of any teams that might like to drop out of the championship... Let's hope that
Larrousse take their MARCHing orders (people knowing the 1993 season well
should know what I mean)...
- The 1995 version of the Ford HB engine is called the ED. Pacific, with the
new engine, are hoping to be competetive next season. Sounds stupid? At the
start of 1994, I said that Tyrrell would be crap - and I was wrong...
- Ligier have got Mugen Honda engines. The engines seemed certain to be going
to Minardi, but apparently there was a problem with the money... It looks like
Aguri Suzuki could be returning to F1, since Mugen Honda want a Japanese driver
in the team. This could be a big problem, since Panis and Herbert have a Ligier
contract, and Jos Verstappen has been guaranteed a race in at least the first
six races, whatever the car...
- Damon Hill has been voted International Racing Driver of the year. David
Coulthard was British Competition Driver of the year. The Benetton B194 was
Racing Car of the year.
- The Hart engine may not be used by any F1 teams in 1995, with Minardi and
Arrows probably going for the Ford EDs. However, Ferrari, who traditionally
make their own V12 engines, are considering V10s for 1996, and Hart are likely
to be building them. Berger was concerned about Ferrari's lack of
competetiveness at the twisty circuits such as Spa, where V8s are far more
competetive. Berger qualified 11th at the Belgian GP, Alesi started 16th at the
equally meandering Jerez circuit...
- There were 46 drivers in 1994, and generally there were 28 drivers at each
race meeting. In 1995, with just one new team, that being Forti Corse, there
will be 30 drivers at each race, with four not qualifying. DAMS could only
enter if another team dropped out, Lotus seem to be the ones most in trouble,
but few people would want the famous name to leave our screens, so there could
be more big sponsorship deals to come for them. Simtek and Larrousse will
almost certainly be racing next year. So, as the team boss Jean-Paul Driot
might say, if he was English: DAM!
- News from 11th December: Damon Hill is the 1994 BBC Sports Personality of the
year! The British public have taken him to their hearts, and I would like to
congratulate him on his achievements. In the past I have been wary of falling
into the trap of supporting him just because he is British, but the events of
the past few months have proved that he is a step above the rest of them, and
I've forgotten what I was about to say, but rest assured it was something to do
with how good he is... Well done Damon! Meanwhile, elsewhere in the great big
room, David Coulthard was sitting with Martin Brundle... I'm not sure, but I
think I may have heard something along the lines of: "You're after my job!".
(Okay, so that wasn't particularly funny). Steve Rider questioned Coulthard on
which team he would be driving for next season - exactly a week after he asked
the same question at the Autosport awards... Apparently, at that event, Rider
said: "I suppose it would be really unfair to ask who you're driving for next
year, so who are you driving for next year?". Coulthard: "This is a very nice
looking trophy..."
- Update: The F1 Contracts Recognition Board have given Williams the choice of
where David Coulthard will be next year. It is very likely that they will
choose him over Mansell - who wants around a million pounds per race (no, it
isn't an exaggeration); so it looks like Mansell could be out of a job, and
Brundle could be back in one. Happy golfing, Nigel!
- I have read the 'F1 News' review of 1994. There are some hilarious things in
there - and I'm not just talking about the fictional stuff... Apparently,
Phillipe Adams spun on the straights in Belgium... In the driver round ups, F1
News guessed that the following phone conversation had been conducted from Taki
Inoue's house: "Herro? Is that the FIA? I'd rike a superricence. My fliend
Phirripe Adams has got one, and..." In the magazine there was also their
estimation of the 1995 season - apparently, next year, F1 superlicences will be
publically on sale, Ron Dennis will sign a new engine contract after the first
race, and Flavio Briatore (boss of Benetton), will buy Pacific, Lotus and
Lola...
- Another update, 4th January 1995. Williams have confirmed that David
Coulthard will drive for them this season. This means that Mansell could almost
certainly be ending his career, as McLaren are unlikely to want him. They are
the only of the 'big five' teams which has yet to announce its drivers. Note
that I say 'big five', this year it was merely the big four, they being
Williams, Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren, but Jordan, with a works engine deal
with Peugeot, are expected to be front runners this season. Sauber, with the
highly talented Frentzen, could also be a top team. However, I am sceptical at
whether McLaren-Mercedes will be a vast improvement on McLaren-Peugeot.
- N E W S F L A S H 17th January 1995
Team Lotus have withdrawn from the 1995 Formula One World Championship.
The team has been in severe financial trouble all year, apparently with
debts of £10 million at one point. They were unable to pay Mugen for the
engines, resulting in Ligier's deal with the company. In December, new
owner David Hunt (brother of the late World Champion James) was forced to
make the staff temporarily redundant. Lotus may return to F1 in 1996. 1994
was the first year in which the team scored no points. The team's absence is
a massive blow to Alessandro Zanardi, who was almost certainly going to be the
team leader in 1995. Mika Salo was also likely to be driving for them again.
The news may mean that new team DAMS will enter the championship. However,
the French team was hoping for sponsorship from Total - that deal has now
gone to Jordan (SASOL have left). If it is unable to enter this year, DAMS
may temporarily combine with Larrousse - which is also in severe financial
trouble. More news when we have it...
- There is growing expectation that Nigel Mansell will drive for McLaren. And
how do you spell Tyrrell? I've just spent the last twenty minutes changing
every occurence of the word 'Tyrell' to 'Tyrrell', in EVERY F1 article!
- Martin Brundle has signed for Ligier, leaving the way clear for Mansell at
McLaren. Now there is the matter of Mansell's pay - he wants ten million
dollars... The git! Here I am, with £15 a month, and he's only going to be
satisfied if he gets $10000000!!! The situation at Ligier seems very strange
now. Mugen want a Japanese driver, and Jos Verstappen has a contract with
Benetton that ensures him a drive in the first six races. Maybe Briatore will
pay Pacific to take him... This may not be as strange or unlikely as it seems,
since Panis and Brundle are both full time drivers, and Flavio Briatore is
hardly going to go up to Williams or Ferrari and ask them to take Verstappen.
Pacific don't seem to have a second driver sorted out.
I've just remembered a weird dream I had the other night! I dreamt that I saw a
massive list of testing times from all of the 1995 drivers! I can't remember
who was first, it might have been Barrichello, but this being a dream I can
remember that the 2nd and 3rd people I had never heard of before, and their
teams had very strange names... I can remember two other things: Bertrand
Gachot was 17th or 18th, and guess who was last? Keith Wiggins - only sign
Belmondo if you need the cash!
- 9th Feb 1995. Mansell has signed for McLaren, Inoue has signed for Arrows,
and Lotus have merged with Pacific, although Lotus employees almost certainly
won't be getting their jobs back, as Pacific is totally in control. Talking
of Pacific, I had another dream where I was looking down on a very strange
race - the track was tiny (I'm talking about three car lengths square), it
was very muddy, and the competitors - Schumacher in a Benetton and Belmondo
in a Pacific - were just skidding around everywhere, completely out of
control. Did you know that dreams are supposed to last just a few seconds? I
think this dream proves that, since all I remember is just a few seconds of
seeing the spooky looking Pacific sliding round everywhere...
About this Inoue thing, I think Arrows should be punished for this! I used to
respect them but that has now gone!
Christian Fittipaldi has deserted to Indycars - a terrible loss to F1
(anyone remember Monaco, where he was running fourth ahead of Alesi?) (I
think).
So far, Benetton, Jordan, Ferrari, Sauber and Forti Corse have revealed their
1995 cars.
The Ferrari looks the same (i.e. red), the Sauber is slightly blue, the
Benetton has all the old green bits replaced with white, making it look like
a slightly more stylish Williams, and the Jordan has a completely new design,
with lots of blue and yellow. The Forti Corse is a TOTALLY DISGUSTING
luminous yellow!!!
But apart from that... Let's base this on both this year's teams and last
year's teams... The Benetton is blue, the Williams is blue, the Sauber is
blue, the Jordan has blue bits... The Ligier was blue, the Simtek was a sort
of purple (similar to blue), the Pacific had one blue bit, the Minardi
probably had a bit of blue, the Arrows was blue... And the John Warson,
Eurosport's F1 commentator was apparently saying that there were too many
blue helmets, and it was difficult to tell drivers apart....
Sounds like F1 is feeling blue...
- 24th Feb. Verstappen has signed for Simtek but is still Benetton's reserve
driver. The new McLaren has a front wing, two back wings and a middle wing!
And Larrousse may be missing the first two races due to not having a car
ready (DAMS have decided not to merge with them). This may be the last time
I write...
- 25th Feb... This IS the last time I write, and of course not much has
happened since yesterday. The only unresolved things in F1 are the driver
line ups of Arrows and Larrousse. All the stuff below was written ages ago.
Bye!
- I have started my own Fantasy Formula One championship! The entry fee is £3,
so far five people have entered - but that's just a prize of £15... It will
be too late for ARG-ST readers to enter this year, but if you write to me I
will send you details on how to enter next year...
- This document is by far the biggest in this issue of ARG-ST, being, at the
moment, a whacking great 49K long, and over 7900 words. Its nearest rival is
'ARG goes karting', being 33K long and just over 6300 words, although that file
may get larger before this issue is released...
- I tip myself as the 2000 Formula One World Champion! See you all in ARG-ST
next year! Have a merry Christmas and a reasonably nice New Year...
Please send in any suggestions you may have about the 1995 F1 coverage. Would
you like more? Would you like it scrapped? I will be continuing my typing up of
all race results, so they will be in the next issue. Probably around the end of
next year...
My thanks go to: The BBC, Murray Walker, Jonathan Palmer, Tony 'What happened?'
Jardine, Autosport Magazine, F1 News, Grid F1, Radio Five Live and Teletext -
for their help in creating the 1994 F1 reports.
My thanks also go to: Damon Hill (for his excellent performance), Gerhard
Berger (for being a nice guy), Johnny Herbert (for surprising us so much in
Italy) and Micheal Schumacher (for taking back what he said about Hill. And for
being so good at handling backmarkers (when I'm playing F1GP, I'm always
colliding with backmarkers)).
No thanks whatsoever go to: Benetton (for completely buggering up the
championship) and the FIA (for helping them).
(NC) 1994/1995 ARG-ST Ltd and Pilsbry Corporation
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