Via FAX To "Racing Into The Future" From Louise Goodman
PR Officer, Total Jordan Peugeot Grand Prix

Round 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos - Sunday 26th March


After an encouraging round of pre-season tests, the mood in the Total 
Jordan Peugeot camp is confident as the team heads off for the first race 
of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix. Expectations are high all round 
for a good team performance at Interlagos on 26th March, but for Rubens 
Barrichello the 71 lap race assumes an even greater importance.

Next Sunday's event will be the first Grand Prix to take place in Brazil 
since the death of Ayrton Senna. Three Brazilian drivers are set to 
compete in the championship this year - Rubens, Roberto Moreno and 
newcomer Pedro Diniz - hut as the leading local contendor the eyes of the 
nation will be upon 22 year old Rubens at Interlagos.

"I know that everybody will he watching me, but I don't really feel that 
is putting me under any more pressure" says Rubens. "I think people are 
just keen for me to do well. I've had had an enormous amount of support - 
everybody has been really brilliant. Loads of letters and cards from 
people wishing me well.

"I must admit though, I am a bit anxious about the race" he continues. 
"I'm worried because I want to see lots of people in the grandstands. 
Some people used to come to Intetlagos only because of Ayrton and I 
think, because of the tragedy last year, that there might be a few holes 
in the crowd. It partly depends on our results though. If we perform well 
on Friday I think the crowds will be better on Saturday and Sunday. We 
have a good car - we are capable of performing well and hopefully we will.

"The 195 has more front grip than last year's car" explains Rubens, 
"which is important at a circuit like Interlagos where there are lots of 
slow speed corners. The testing has gone brilliantly for us during the 
winter, and I have a really good feeling about our chances. Whatever 
happens to us, I think it will be a good race though" he continues 
"because the top teams seem to be quite close to each other. And when I 
say the top teams, I am including Total Jordan Peugeot in the equation

Rubens' team-mate, Eddie Irvine, agrees with him. "I think that Williams 
are looking strongest overall" says Eddie, "but I think that it is a 
realistic expectation for us to qualify in the first two rows. I'd be 
fairly happy with top six position" he admits, "but I think really we are 
aiming for the top four".

Positive words from a man who is just entering his second full season of 
Formula One, but then Irvine is in a positive mood. "I know what I have 
to do this year" he explains "and consequently I'm expecting about a 300% 
improvement on last year. Mind you, it's probably true to say that bits 
of last year were so bad that a 300% improvement wouldn't he difficult to 
achieve!

"I just wasn't on top of ihe job for a lot of the time in 94" Eddie 
admits. "The season started badly for me in Brazil, and it took a while 
to recover. I'm feeling really good about things this year though" he 
concludes.

The Brazilian Grand Prix marks the start of several new partnerships for 
Jordan. For the first time the cars will race with Peugeot power and 
title sponsors Total, who are supplying fuel and lubricants for the 
Jordan-Peugeot 195, are new both to the team and to Formula One.

"We are absolutely delighted with the way things have gone with both 
Peugeot and Total so far" says Team Owner Eddie Jordan, "and in my 
opinion the winter testing has proved that our package is a match for 
anything. A few people have asked me how it's possible for the Peugeot to 
be going so well after a 'disappointing' first season in 1994. As I've 
pointed out
to them though, Peugeot were on the podium at quite a few races in the 
second half of the season. We should know - we followed them home on 
several occcasions!

"We've had virtually zero problems during testing - the whole package 
seems to be pretty reliable which I think will be particularly important 
at the first couple of races. I don't know what the cause of any 
difficulties might have been for Peugeot in 1994, but I do know that we 
have spent time thinking very carefully about the engine installation in 
our chassis.

Jordan also welcomed new long-term sponsors, Kremlyovskaya Vodka 
(Krem-li-ov-ska-a) to the team. "We are delighted to have such an 
enterprising new company on board" said Eddie. "The phenominal growth of 
the brand over last thee years makes Kremlyovskaya Vodka an ideal partner 
for Jordan Grand Prix who have also made rapid progress since we arrived 
in F1.

"It's not that long ago really since we were facing pre-qualifying for 
the first time in Phoenix. Now the drivers confidently predict top six 
grid positions. The intervening four years have passed very quickly, but 
we've reached a lot of milestones in that time Here's to achieving our 
next milestone in 1995 - our first Grand Prix win" Jordan concluded.



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