Team Lotus Press Release - 25 September 1994


TEAM LOTUS
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FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

        GRAND PRIX  PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX
           CIRCUIT  ESTORIL
              DATE  SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 1994
    JOHNNY HERBERT  12TH
    PHILIPPE ADAMS  17TH

RACE RESULT
1st  Hill         Williams
2nd  Coulthard    Williams
3rd  Hakkinen     McLaren
4th  Barrichello  Jordan
5th  Verstappen   Benetton
6th  Brundle      McLaren
7th  Irvine       Jordan
8th  Fittipaldi   Footwork
9th  Panis        Ligier
10th Morbidelli   Footwork
12th Herbert      TEAM LOTUS
17th Adams        TEAM LOTUS

CONSTRUCTORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1st  Williams     89 pts
2nd  Benetton     87 pts
3rd  Ferrari      58 pts
4th  McLaren      34 pts
5th  Jordan       20 pts
6th  Tyrrell      13 pts
7th  Ligier       11 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         75 pts
3rd  Berger       33 pts
4th  Hakkinen     22 pts
5th  Alesi        19 pts
6th  Barrichello  16 pts
7th  Coulthard    14 pts
8th  Brundle      12 pts
9th  Verstappen   10 pts
10th Blundell      8 pts
11th Panis         7 pts
12th Larini        6 pts

Friday 23 September - Free Practice & 1st Qualifying
Johnny Herbert: Time Disallowed
  "I just lost it at the third corner and stalled the engine.  That was it.
   I had to have a push-start, so after that I wasn't allowed to run any
   more.  What's so annoying is that it's ages since I stalled an engine
   during a spin; I was concentrating too much on trying to avoid the
   barrier."
Philippe Adams: 24th - 1:25.313
  "This is a difficult circuit to learn, so I concentrated on that all
   morning.  This afternoon we had more downforce on the car, which
   improved it, but it was still difficult to handle in the faster corners.
   I also had a problem with the downshift from sixth to fifth gear at
   times, and because of that I lost concentration and spun at the third
   corner during my second run."
Peter Collins:
  "It was a good effort from Philippe considering that he hasn't been here
   before.  It's been a disappointing day, but at least we know that we
   should be in the ballpark based on the time Johnny did this morning.
   I'm delighted that Pedro has joined us for the first time since his
   accident.  It's encouraging to see that he is so well and in good
   spirits, and that he will be back in the cockpit of a racing car soon."

Saturday 24 September - Free Practice & 2nd Qualifying
Johnny Herbert:  20th - 1:23.408
  "The car was better this afternoon that it has been all weekend.  We were
   still lacking grip, especially at the rear, but we now have a good
   direction to pursue.  Ths car is stable in the fast corners but we still
   had a problem in the slower sections."
Philippe Adams: 25th - 1:25.313
  "The car was certainly better but unfortunately the track was slower, and
   also I didn't find a clear run.  Gounon spun at the hairpin on what could
   have been a good lap and after that I made a mistake braking into the
   chicane so I lost the benefit of new tyres.  The set-up is very
   consistent, though, and we should have a good set-up for the race."
Peter Collins:
  "The problem we had yesterday proved very, very costly.  We made a big
   step forward in understanding what the car needs, but it was very hard
   to recover from the time that we lost, especially as the track was
   slower this afternoon."

Sunday 25 September - The Race
Johnny Herbert:
  "The car felt okay on my first set of tyres, but at the end of that stint
   the slow-corner grip problem that we had in qualifying came back.  I
   had a problem with the downshift about that time.  Sometimes I couldn't
   change from sixth to fifth, other times from fourth to third.  Later on
   I found that if I left-foot braked and used the clutch I could make things
   work most of the time.  The handling was acceptable on the faster parts
   of the track, but we need to do more work for slower corners."
Philippe Adams:
  "My neck muscles started hurting halfway through, so it was a difficult
   race for me.  But I am pleased to have finished because it was very
   important to get that experience."
Peter Collins:
  "It was important to achieve a full race distance on the Mugen-Honda engine
   and we are encouraged that both of our cars finished.  Johnny's car
   was reasonable on the faster parts of the course, but it's clear we
   have more work to do to improve the handling on the slower sections.  We
   shall be staying here to test this week, and our programme will be aimed
   at achieving that."

ROUND 14 - GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE, JEREZ - SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 1994

-- 
Alan F. Perry
Internet Lotus Cars Mailing List
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        NASCAR:  Martinsville Starting Grid, September 25, 1994
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QUAL CAR
POS  NUM Driver Name (State)     Sponsor Manufacturer-Body Style

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 1.  16  TED MUSGRAVE (NC)       The Family Channel Ford-Thunderbird
 2.   7  GEOFF BODINE (NC)       Exide Batteries Ford-Thunderbird
 3.   8  JEFF BURTON (VA)        Raybestos Brakes Ford-Thunderbird
 4.  43  JOHN ANDRETTI (IN)      STP Pontiac-Grand Prix
 5.   6  MARK MARTIN (NC)        Valvoline/Reese's Ford-Thunderbird
 6.  24  JEFF GORDON (NC)        DuPont Auto Finishes Chevrolet-Lumina
 7.   2  RUSTY WALLACE (NC)      Miller Genuine Draft Ford-Thunderbird
 8.  18  DALE JARRETT (NC)       Interstate Batteries Chevrolet-Lumina
 9.   4  STERLING MARLIN (TN)    Kodak Chevrolet-Lumina
10.  11  BILL ELLIOTT (GA)       Budweiser Ford-Thunderbird
11.  17  DARRELL WALTRIP (TN)    Western Auto Chevrolet-Lumina
12.  28  KENNY WALLACE (MO)      NC Ford-Thunderbird
13.  10  RICKY RUDD (NC)         Tide Ford-Thunderbird
14.  25  KEN SCHRADER (NC)       Kodiak Chevrolet-Lumina
15.  15  LAKE SPEED (MS)         Quality Care Ford-Thunderbird
16.  42  KYLE PETTY (NC)         Mello Yello Pontiac-Grand Prix
17.   5  TERRY LABONTE (NC)      Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet-Lumina
18.  31  WARD BURTON (NC)        Hardees Chevrolet-Lumina
19.  12  DERRIKE COPE (NC)       Straight Arrow Ford-Thunderbird
20.   3  DALE EARNHARDT (NC)     GM Goodwrench Chevrolet-Lumina
21.   5  TERRY LABONTE (NC)      Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet-Lumina
22.  21  MORGAN SHEPHERD (NC)    Citgo Oil Ford-Thunderbird
23.  23  HUT STRICKLIN (AL)      Smokin Joe's Ford-Thunderbird
24.  33  HARRY GANT (NC)         Skoal Bandit Chevrolet-Lumina
25.  26  BRETT BODINE (NC)       Budweiser/QuakerState Ford-Thunderbird
26.  41  JOE NEMECHEK (FL)       Meineke Mufflers Chevrolet-Lumina
27.  32  DICK TRICKLE (NC)       Sky Box Chevrolet-Lumina
28.  27  JIMMY SPENCER (NC)      McDonald's Ford-Thunderbird
29.  40  BOBBY HAMILTON (TN)     Kendall Oil Pontiac-Grand Prix
30.  29  STEVE GRISSOM (AL)      Diamond Ridge Chevrolet-Lumina
31.  30  MICHAEL WALTRIP (NC)    Pennzoil Pontiac-Grand Prix
32.  52  BRAD TEAGUE (TN)        NAPA Auto Parts Ford-Thunderbird
33.  75  TODD BODINE (NC)        Factory Stores Ford-Thunderbird
34.  77  GREG SACKS (FL)         Jasper Engines/US Air Ford-Thunderbird
35.   1  RICK MAST (VA)          Skoal Classic Ford-Thunderbird
36.  90  MIKE WALLACE (NC)       Heilig-Meyers Ford-Thunderbird

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