SASOL GRAND PRIX PREVIEW

Rubens Barrichello will go to San Marino with renewed conviction having
achieved both his, and the Sasol Jordan team's, first ever rostrum
finish at the last round in Japan. "Finishing 3rd at the Pacific Grand
Prix has made me more confident, for sure" says Rubens. "We have broken
the barrier - and at the team's 50th race too. Now I know for sure that
we can do it and so the pressure is not there so much. Personally that
makes me feel good.

"Now I can go to a race and know that I can be in the top 6 quite often,
and perhaps on the podium as well" Rubens continues. "I'm sure that will
happen again at least once during the year - but I don't need to prove
that it can happen any more."

Barrichello will have a new team-mate in Imola. Andrea de Cesaris, who
replaces the suspended Eddie Irvine at the San Marino and Monaco Grands
Prix, will be the most experienced driver on the grid when he lines up
for the start of the 61 lap race.

Thirty four year old Andrea made his F1 debut at the 1980 Canadian Grand
Prix behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo, and has subsequently competed in
197 races. In sixteen of those he drove a Jordan car; Andrea was part of
the team in it's inaugural season and has scored more points for Jordan
than any other driver. He has also taken part in thirteen San Marino
Grands Prix to date, so he knows the 5.040km/3.132mile track at the
Autodromo Dino e Enzo Ferrari well.

"Imola is probably not my favourite circuit" says Andrea "but I am
Italian and so it is one of my home races - that makes it a bit special.
The best thing that you notice about Imola is the crowd. They are very
much for Ferrari - maybe not quite so much now as they used to be
because Ferrari have not won for a long time, but still that is their
main interest. First they cheer for Ferrari then they cheer for the
drivers!

"As for the circuit, well for me it has too many chicanes. Long
straights and then slow chicanes - I prefer corners to chicanes! The one
before the pits is quite difficult because that one is actually quite
quick, but apart from that...

"It is very difficult to set up the car for this kind of circuit" Andrea
continues. "You want to have only a little downforce so you can go
fast on the straight, but at the same time you need to have grip going
through the corners. The engine is important here, and it is tough on
the brakes as well, but not really so terrible for the driver."

Andrea has not driven an F1 car since the end of the 1993 season, but he
will get the opportunity to reacquaint himself with the cockpit before
the race weekend, when he joins Rubens Barrichello at Mugello circuit,
near Florence. The team are spending a day testing at the Italian track
on Monday 25th April, en route to San Marino.

"This will be the first time that we have visited Mugello" says Sasol
Jordan Team Manager John Walton. "We would normally have given Andrea
the chance to drive the car at Silverstone, but the circuit was not
available this week. Having said that Mugello does have the same
characteristics as Imola" he continues. "It's another fast track. It's
also very safe, and has the added advantage of being only an hour or so
away from San Marino."

The team is hoping to have a full complement of drivers at the race.
Kelvin Burt, who was appointed official test driver earlier this month,
is expected to attend his first Grand Prix since joining Sasol Jordan.
Burt will however be the only Jordan driver who won't need to take his
helmet and overalls to San Marino.

The suspension of Eddie Irvine's super licence means that he is not able
to take part in the Grand Prix. However, the Ulsterman will be competing
in the first round of Porsche Supercup 1994, the 9 race series which
will once again feature at most European rounds of the F1 championship.
Eddie will be driving one of two 'Celebrity' cars in the half hour race
which preceeds the big event on Sunday.