SCUDERIA FERRARI

Jean TODT: Ratzenberger's accident has made this a terrible day, but
I left it to my drivers to decide if they wished to continue with the
session or not. They both said they wished to continue, and I agreed
with them as the best way for a driver to react in this situation is to
quickly get back in the car. Formula 1 has made enormous steps forward
in terms of safety. But looking at the accidents suffered by Lehto,
Alesi as well as today's accident, it is obvious that the weak point
is the driver's head, which with a helmet is heavy and is subjected to
enormous deceleration. Motor racing is, and always will be a dangerous
sport but Ferrari is working on this particular problem with Prof.
Gerard Saillant.

Gerhard BERGER: When you have a day like this, the question a driver
must ask himself is not whether to get back in the car ten minutes
after an accident to a colleague, or the next day or the next year. The
question is whether to race or not. But after seeing on TV, what had
happened to Ratzenberger, I was shaking, especially as I knew him well.
It should not make a difference if it is someone you know well or not,
but it does. But when Jean Todt asked me what I wanted to do, I had no
doubts.

Nicola LARINI: I too had no hesitation in getting back into my Ferrari
to try my best to go quicker than yesterday.

LOTUS MUGEN HONDA

Johnny HERBERT: "We tried everything that we could to find some more
speed. I can change the balance but I can't chage the speed, the car
won't go any quicker. I spun at the end of one lap when I tried to go in
too deep under braking. I am greatly saddened by the loos of a friend
this afternoon, Roland had a great sens of humour and was a driver who
worked for everything that he achieve in motor racing. He will be sorely
missed by the many friends who always enjoyed his company."

Pedro LAMY: "Today I knew the circuit better and we managed to improve
the car this morning and again this afternoon during qualifying. I'm
pleased with what I achieve in the circumstances because I'm only one
tenth off what Johnny has shown to be the limit of the car round here."

Peter COLLINS: "We've made the car more driveable. It's important
that we keep trying to improve the 1O7C until the 1O9's debut in
Barcelona. More importantly today our profound sympathies go to Roland
Ratzenberger's family, friends and team on their sad loss."


SASOL-JORDAN HART

Andrea de CESARIS: "I can't use the car very well - today was much
better with the gearbox but I'm having difficulty making the most of the
potential. I don't have enough confidence and also my sitting position
is very different to last year. Probably I will change it a bit for
tomorrow... I am not happy being so slow."

Rubens BARRICHELLO: "I feel good. I'm moving a bit slow motion but
really I feel very well and I have no pain. I don't know exactly what
caused the accident; it could have been oil or it could have been my
problem. I remember the moment before I touched the barrier, waiting for
the crash and then everything went into darkness."

SAUBER MERCEDES

Karl WENDLINGER: "We have improved the car by changing several details...
That's why I could improve my Friday's practice time."

Heinz-Harald FRENTZEN: "Roland Ratzenberger was a friend of mine. We had
a good time together in Japan, this is a very sad day."

Peter SAUBER: "We decided not to run after the fatal accident of Roland
Ratzenberger."