Team Lotus Press Release - 29 August 1994


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FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

        GRAND PRIX  BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
           CIRCUIT  SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
              DATE  SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 1994
    JOHNNY HERBERT  13TH - FASTEST LAP 2:00.605
    PHILIPPE ADAMS  DNF - FASTEST LAP 2:06.759

RACE RESULT
1st  Hill         Williams
2nd  Hakkinen     McLaren
3rd  Verstappen   Benetton
4th  Coulthard    Williams
5th  Blundell     Tyrrell
6th  Morbidelli   Footwork
7th  Panis        Ligier
8th  Martini      Minardi
9th  Alboreto     Minardi
10th Bernard      Ligier
11th Gounon       Simtek
12th Herbert      Team Lotus

CONSTRUCTORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st  Benetton     85 pts
2nd  Williams     62 pts
3rd  Ferrari      52 pts
4th  McLaren      23 pts
5th  Jordan       14 pts
6th  Tyrrell      12 pts
7th  Ligier       13 pts
8th  Sauber       10 pts
9th  Footwork      9 pts
10th Minardi       5 pts
11th Larrouse      2 pts

DRIVERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st  Schumacher   76 pts
2nd  Hill         55 pts
3rd  Berger       27 pts
4th  Alesi        19 pts
5th  Hakkinen     14 pts
6th  Barrichello  10 pts
7th  Brundle       9 pts
8th  Verstappen    8 pts
9th  Blundell      8 pts
10th Coulthard     7 pts
11th Panis         7 pts
12th Fittipaldi    6 pts

Friday 26 August - First Practice & Qualifying
Johnny Herbert: 20th - 2:27.155
  "I just went out too early, and ran out of laps - it was one of those
   curious days when it dried suddenly.  With six minutes left you'd have
   said it was still too damp still, then with four to go it was dry
   enough for slicks...  The car wasn't too bad.  At least in the
   conditions it's possible to drive round some of the old car's
   shortcomings."
Philippe Adams: 25th - 2:33.885
  "In the circumstances I am happy to have qualified!  In this weather my
   introduction into Formula One has been difficult, and the most important
   thing was to get into the race.  It was a very difficult day for me and
   there has been a lot of pressure as this is not only my first Grand
   Prix, but my home Grand Prix too.  I really need more mileage to get
   more confident with the handling of the 109.  I'm also driving in the
   Belgian Procar race tomorrow and am qualifying this afternoon."
Peter Collins:
  "I think Johnny simply went out too early, but the car was pretty good
   up to that time.  Philippe had a difficult baptism.  Having your first
   serious run in an F1 car at Spa - in the wet - is never going to be
   easy.  But I'm pleased that he qualified."

Saturday 27 August - Second Practice & Qualifying
Johnny Herbert:  20th - 2:27.155
  "I decided it was time to go out and have a look as the track began to
   dry.  If there was a chance that it was going to dry sufficiently, I
   was just going to go for it.  But there was no way.  There was a bit
   of a dry line on some corners, but the majority of the circuit was
   still far too wet for slicks."
Philippe Adams: 26th - 2:33.885
  "I am very pleased to have qualified especially with the difficult
   weather conditions.  I have to say, though, that it was very hard
   work.  We softened the suspension settings and I got a lot more
   mechanical grip and traction.  I really felt that I made progress with
   my understanding of the car, and now have to concentrate on my job in
   the race.  It's the longest distance I will have driven in a single
   seater, and my main object is to finish and gain valuable experience
   for Estoril."
Peter Collins:
  "It was worth Johnny having a look after we missed the dry window
   yesterday.  Philippe did a good job this afternoon, in difficult
   conditions.  He was closer to Johnny now that he is more familiar
   with the car."

Sunday 28 August - The Race
Johnny Herbert:
  "When I braked at the Bus Stop it didn't feel very good and I had to
   pump the brake.  The mechanics thought they had solved the problem,
   but when I went back out the retardation still wasn't very good.  It
   felt as if the clutch had gone and I wasn't getting any downchanges,
   and the upchanges kept retrying automatically.  Towards the end of
   the race the exhaust broke, but I managed to get the car home."
Philippe Adams:
  "I had one spin when Gounon span in front of me.  Quicker cars were
   overtaking me and I didn't want to distrub their race.  On lap 17 but
   there was oil on the track and I spun.  It is disappointing.  The only
   consolation that I have is winning the Procar race yesterday."
Peter Collins:
  "We are now looking forward to further intensive test work with our
   revised car and engine, which gave us cause for great encouragement
   during the first trials at Silverstone last week."

ROUND 11 - ITALIAN GRAND PRIX, MONZA - SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 1994

-- 
Alan F. Perry
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