Team Lotus Press Release - June 12, 1994

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FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

        GRAND PRIX  CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
           CIRCUIT  MONTREAL
              DATE  SUNDAY 12 JUNE 1994
    JOHNNY HERBERT  9TH - FASTEST LAP 1:30.865
ALESSANDRO ZANARDI  18TH - FASTEST LAP 1:31.588

RACE RESULT
1st  Schumacher   Benetton
2nd  Hill         Williams
3rd  Alesi        Ferrari
4th  Berger       Ferrari
5th  Coulthard    Williams
6th  Fittipaldi   Arrows
7th  J.J. Lehto   Benetton
8th  Barrichello  Jordan
9th  Herbert      Lotus
10th Martini      Minardi
11th Alboreto     Minardi

CONSTRUCTORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st  Benetton     56 pts
2nd  Ferrari      32 pts
3rd  Williams     25 pts
4th  Jordan       11 pts
5th  McLaren      10 pts
6th  Tyrrell       8 pts
7th  Sauber        6 pts
8th  Footwork      4 pts
9th  Minardi       3 pts
10th Larrouse      1 pt

DRIVERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st  Schumacher   56 pts
2nd  Hill         23 pts
3rd  Berger       13 pts
4th  Alesi        13 pts
5th  Barrichello   7 pts
6th  Larini        6 pts
7th  Brundle       6 pts
8th  Blundell      4 pts
9th  Hakkinen      4 pts
10th Fittipaldi    4 pts
11th Wendlinger    4 pts
12th Katayama      4 pts

Friday 10th June 1994 - FIRST PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Johnny Herbert: 21st - 1:30.063
  "I only did four laps this morning, before I had an engine problem, so
   right from the start I lost all that valuable free practice time to
   try and set the car up.  Overall the car feels better than it did in
   Barcelona.  The ride is definitely better and the initial turn-in is
   more progressive.  But it's still not right under braking, and it just
   doesn't feel as if it's carrying enough speed out of the corners.  It's
   scrubbing off too much speed."
Alessandro Zanardi: 24th - 1:31.698
  "This morning the battery lead broke on my car after only five laps, so
   I was stranded out on the circuit and lost the rest of free practice.
   This afternoon I decided to go with a completely different set-up, and
   I had a problem with the brakes on my first run.  The pedal travel was
   too long, so I had the system bled when I came back to the pits.  At
   least the circuit is firmly in my mind for tomorrow."
Peter Collins:
  "We had a fraught morning, one way and another, and didn't get our first
   decent running of the 109 until this afternoon.  We came here with a
   very different set-up to the one we ran on the new car in Barcelona, but
   effectively Johnny only had one crack at it today."

Saturday 11th June 1994 - SECOND PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Johnny Herbert:  17th - 1:28.889
  "Alex tried some diffuser modifications this morning which I then used
   this afternoon.  After my first run I came in and we made some front
   suspension set-up changes, and with the revised floor I could feel an
   immediate response to them when I went out again.  The new floor
   generates more downforce and grip."
Alessandro Zanardi: 23rd - 1:30.160
  "I had some bad luck this afternoon.  The new diffuser broke, which
   obviously affected the car's downforce, and so I did my best lap with
   the car in this condition.  It is impossible to say how much time this
   lost me, but for sure it was quite a lot...This morning we found one or
   two changes and I am pleased with these we were able to improve the
   cars, especially for Johnny who has improved his position."
Peter Collins:
  "We made some good progress with the set-up of both cars this afternoon,
   the 109 in particular.  We've now got a good direction in which to
   develop it."

Sunday 12th June 1994 - THE RACE
Johnny Herbert:
  "It was quite a difficult race for me.  In the early stages I could run
   with Fittipaldi, but then after about 10 laps the brakes lost their edge
   so I had to drop back a bit.  I also had a cracked exhaust for the last
   20 or so laps.  The car was at its best on the first and last sets of
   tyres, when the balance was reasonable."
Alessandro Zanardi:
  "The oil and water temperature had been high from halfway through the
   race and I was trying to drive with my fingers crossed hoping that I
   would not have a problem with the engine, but it didn't work.  Seven
   laps before the end it stopped.  The car was quite good, but I just 
   needed a little bit more speed...I am very angry with the 10s stop-and-go
   penalty that I was given.  There were some yellow flags at the chicane
   and they said that I overtook there, but I didn't."
Peter Collins:
  "Overall it's been an encouraging weekend for us, as we have progressively
   learned more about the 109.  Today was another step in the right
   direction, and we are now looking forward to three days of intensive
   testing."

ROUND 7 - FRENCH GRAND PRIX, MAGNY COURS - SUNDAY 3 JULY 1994


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