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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 25.1 | Mika @ Co.. | FILTON::KEARNS_R | uh oh KWYGYBO on the loose | Tue Oct 19 1993 06:35 | 3 |
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Any news on the spare Mclaren seat????
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| 25.2 | | OASS::BURDEN_D | This is a Studebaker Year | Tue Oct 19 1993 10:09 | 8 |
| Technically, both seats for 1994 are still open. Ron said he hopes to make a
decision by December, so Mika isn't signed yet, although it looks pretty good
for him unless he pulls some real stupid moves in the next two races.
With McLaren and Peugeot linking up there are rumors on a French driver or
possibly Blundell who also has ties with Peugeot.
Dave
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| 25.3 | 2nd Mclaren Seat for '94 | CSC32::P_SHERRY | | Fri Oct 29 1993 18:14 | 3 |
| Autoweeks says several drivers are being considered, but with Puegeot
providing power next year, I'd wager Yannick Dalmas gets it. They've
thrown Brundle's name around, but Francs talk while le BS walks, EH?
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| 25.4 | | OASS::BURDEN_D | This is a Studebaker Year | Mon Nov 01 1993 08:59 | 4 |
| Yes, at this point I wouldn't bet against a French driver teaming up with Mika
for next year. One with lots of money wouldn't hurt either.
Dave
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| 25.5 | New F1 team for 94 | CSC32::P_SHERRY | | Fri Nov 05 1993 19:36 | 6 |
| Autoweek (lateley Auto WEAK) has a pic of the new Pacific Racing F1
car..run by Keith Wiggins' team, new to F1 next year after several
seasons in F3000 etc. If I were running the Benneton team, I'd check my
inventory; the new PRO1 loooks to be a very good knock-off of a b193.
Car will be powered by V-10 Ilmor, no drivers yet named. Another F1
team enters the fray..
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| 25.6 | F1 '94-a Banner Year or Banal Year? | CSC32::P_SHERRY | When The Going Gets Wierd, The Wierd Turn Pro | Wed Nov 10 1993 18:47 | 25 |
| Will 94 be a banner year or a banal year? I am glad to see some of the
"driver aids" (traction control, active suspension, etc) eliminated, but
I also rue the restriction of technology in F1. This is allegedly the
pinnacle of motorsports-it should not be reduced to a "spec racer"
formula. The argument by Max & Bernie is that it allows the
"have-nots" in F1 to be more competitive. IMHO McLaren, Williams and
Benneton will always be at the front of the grid due to talent and
creativity, not merely technology and funding. The top teams are better
organized and more motivated; they have better development skills than
the Larrousses of the world, and you cannot make the tail-enders more
competitive by changing the rule-book. After all, Ferrari certainly has
an "adequate" budget, and no lack of talent, but only lately have they
been competitive.
With Senna going to Williams, I fear 94 will not be exciting. It
harkens a return to the Prost/Senna days at McLaren, where the interest
was in who placed third...
Hakkinen will probably be exciting to watch, but maturity is needed,
and the team may suffer from reliability problems as they develop the
Peugeot engines. Michael Schumacher will be in the hunt, but will not
be a title contender. And FISA's new rules for allowing re-fueling
during the races are hampered by fuel-flow limitations. (a good thing;
F-1 pit stops are already a tragedy waiting to happen; a replay of the
Michael A/ Emmo pit collision in the crowded F-1 pits would damage the
sport immeasurably). Let's hope Lotus, Sauber and Ferrari are able to
give Williams a run for their money next year...
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| 25.7 | | OASS::BURDEN_D | This is a Studebaker Year | Thu Nov 11 1993 09:25 | 24 |
| Here are the stats from the last 13 years. Williams has not managed to hold
it together for more than two years running, although they were right up near
the top during some of the 'off' years.
1980 Alan Jones 67 Williams-Ford Williams-Ford 120
1981 Nelson Piquet 50 Brabham-Ford Williams-Ford 95
1982 Keke Rosberg 44 Williams-Ford Ferrari 74
1983 Nelson Piquet 59 Brabham-BMW Ferrari 89
1984 Niki Lauda 72 McLaren-TAG-Porsche McLaren-TAG-Porsche 143�
1985 Alain Prost 76 McLaren-TAG-Porsche McLaren-TAG-Porsche 90
1986 Alain Prost 72 McLaren-TAG-Porsche Williams-Honda 141
1987 Nelson Piquet 73 Williams-Honda Williams-Honda 134
1988 Ayrton Senna 90 McLaren-Honda McLaren-Honda 199
1989 Alain Prost 76 McLaren-Honda McLaren-Honda 141
1990 Ayrton Senna 78 McLaren-Honda McLaren-Honda 120
1991 Ayrton Senna 96 McLaren-Honda McLaren-Honda 139
1992 Nigel Mansell 108 Williams-Renault Williams-Renault 164
1993 Alain Prost 99 Williams-Renault Williams-Renault 168
So, although it might look like a Williams romp in '94 it's not clear the
Williams team will be able to pull three championships off in a row.
Dave
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| 25.8 | 1994 Official Calendar ?? | SHIPS::LYNCH_M | Mike Lynch | Wed Dec 15 1993 08:43 | 6 |
| HI,
Anyone out there got the official calendar for the '94 season ??
Mike
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| 25.9 | from what I've seen so far | STDBKR::Burden_d | Synchromesh gearboxes are for wimps | Wed Dec 15 1993 10:39 | 17 |
| 27 March Brazil, Interlagos
17 April Pacific
1 May San Marino, Imola
15 May Monaco
29 May Spain, Barcelona
12 June Canada, Montreal
3 July France, Magny-Cours
10 July Britain, Silverstone
31 July Germany, Hockenheim
14 Aug Hungary, Hungaroring
28 Aug Belgium, Spa Francorchamps
11 Sept Italy, Monza
Argentina ??
25 Sept Portugal, Estoril
6 Nov Japan, Suzuka
13 Nov Australia, Adelaide
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| 25.10 | from FIA | STDBKR::Burden_d | Synchromesh gearboxes are for wimps | Wed Dec 15 1993 10:53 | 23 |
| I just pulled off the CARS_UK notes file:
FIA have just released the following:
New updated TENTATIVE calendar
27 Mar Brazil Sao Paulo
17 Apr Pacific Area Aido/Japan
01 May San Marino Imola
15 May Monaco MonteCarlo
29 May Spain Montmelo/Barcelona
12 Jun Canada Montreal
03 Jul France Magny-Cours
10 Jul UK Silverstone
31 Jul Germany Hockenheim
14 Aug Hungary Buda Pest
28 Aug Belgium Spa Francorchamps
11 Sep Italy Monza
25 Sep Portugal Estoril
16 Oct Argentina Buenos Aires
06 Nov Japan Suzuka
13 Nov Australia Adelaide
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| 25.11 | "El Circuito no es listo.." | CSC32::P_SHERRY | It's Hell out there, old boy | Sat Dec 18 1993 18:18 | 6 |
| Rumor is that construction and circuit improvemtns for Argentina will
not be completed by the time FISA/FOCA srts the 94 calendar, and that
it will be postponed until nrxt year..(that wouldn't happen if
Ruetemann were still around, by gum!)
Pete (who wishes F1 would come to the states..)
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| 25.12 | Benetton's drivers -94 | EEMELI::MAIJALA | Oula Maijala, myynti | Wed Jan 19 1994 00:53 | 8 |
|
JJ Lehto made a deal with Benetton last Friday.
JJ was the best driver in Benetton's tests and his manager Keke
Rosberg handled the negotiations superbly !! Let's see how Schumacher
and Lehto will manage in competition against Williams, MacLaren and
Ferrari.
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| 25.13 | izzatso?�? | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | Will race for food | Wed Jan 19 1994 22:55 | 27 |
| From: [email protected] (UPI)
Subject: Hill confident for new F1 season
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 94 9:51:53 PST
ESTORIL, Portugal (UPI) -- Britain's Damon Hill Wednesday predicted he
can beat new teammate Ayrton Senna and win the Formula One motor racing
world championship.
And he revealed he has been assured he will not be restricted by team
orders this season.
Hill, speaking at the Williams team's championship launch at the
Estoril circuit, said: ``I have the right equipment and have every
chance of winning it this time. I will start the season feeling that I
can. Last year there were many situations when I felt I was in a strong
situation but was prevented from winning by team orders.
``My job was to support Alain Prost and to help him win the
championship and that is what I did. If I had been able to drive as I'd
wished, I might have won it. I have it from Frank (Williams) that there
will not be any team orders this year, unless one of the drivers has a
chance of winning the title.''
Hill, fresh from two weeks holiday in the West Indies, is not woried
by claims that Senna, a three-time world champion, plays mind games with
his teammates.
``What does he do to them? Has he got some kind of vulcan mind grip
or something? I don't let these things get to me,'' Hill said.
``I know Ayrton has a lot of experience and race craft, so I expect
to learn from him in those respects. But I think I can beat him in a
fair race if I have the chance.''
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| 25.14 | Broken Records; Broken Necks | CSC32::P_SHERRY | It's Hell out there, old boy | Sat Feb 05 1994 17:53 | 15 |
| Testing updates, etc: JJ Lehto has broken his neck (per Autoweek) but
will be back in time for the 1st GP of 94. The article goes on to state
(or perhaps backpedal on its headline) that Lehto fractured a vertebra
after crashing backwards into a barrier during a test session with
Benneton. His team and medical specialists state he should be ready to
race by March.
At Estoril testing, Senna was quickest in the Williams, Eddie Irvine
2nd fastest in the Jordan. Senna and Irvine have reconciled their
differences, publicly shaking hands but not issuing any extended
comments on their truce.
Rumor: McLaren is trying to lure (who else?) Alain Prost out of
retirement, with the leverege of Peugeot. The silly season never
ends...
Pete
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| 25.15 | F1 testing times from Imola | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | | Wed Mar 09 1994 17:37 | 29 |
| From: [email protected] (Robert Marti)
Subject: F1 Testing at Imola
Date: 9 Mar 1994 07:58:09 GMT
Times from F1 Testing at Imola on Tue, March 8 (quoted from Tages-
Anzeiger der Stadt Zuerich, Wed, March 9, without permission):
1. Senna, Williams 1'23"56
2. Hill, Williams 1'23"63
3. Alesi, Ferrari 1'23"88
4. Berger, Ferrari 1'24"02
5. Frentzen, Sauber 1'24"19
6. Wendlinger, Sauber 1'24"49
7. Verstappen, Benetton 1'24"99
8. Alboreto, Minardi 1'25"67
9. Martini, Minardi 1'25"68
10. Bernard, Ligier 1'25"93
11. Brabham, Simtek 1'28"19
12. Lehto, Benetton 1'28"86
13. Fittipaldi, Arrows 1'29"54
14. Ratzenberger, Simtek 1'30"68
Further info:
- Wendlinger used a new engine with a pneumatic valve drive
(hope the translation is correct).
- JJ Lehto says the car is good, but he still feels pain in
the neck. He thinks there's a 50% chance that he'll start
in Brazil.
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| 25.16 | 1994 F1 team addresses | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Mar 13 1994 20:04 | 191 |
| From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: F1 Team Addresses
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
=========================================================
1994 FORMULA 1 TEAMS
-------------------
ARROWS
Arrows Grand Prix International
39 Barton Road
Water Eaton Industrial Estate
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire MK2 3HW
England
Tel: (44) 908 270047
Principal: Jackie Oliver (GB)
Founded: 1977
GP Debut: Brazil 1978
BENETTON
Benetton Formula Ltd.
Whiteways Technical Centre
Enstone
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire OX8 6XZ
England
Tel: (44) 608 678000
Principals: Flavio Briatore (I), Tom Walkinshaw (GB)
Founded: 1970 (as Toleman)
GP Debut: Italy 1981 (as Toleman)
FERRARI
Ferrari SpA
Casella Postale 589
41100 Modena
Italy
Tel: (39) 536 949111
Principal: Luca di Montezemolo (I)
Founded: 1929
GP Debut: Monaco 1950
JORDAN
Jordan Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Towcester
Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
England
Tel: (44) 327 857153
Principal: Eddie Jordan (GB)
Founded: 1981 (as Eddie Jordan Racing)
GP Debut: USA 1991
LARROUSSE
Larrousse F1
ZE de Signes
BP 702
83870 Signes
France
Tel: (33) 94 32 88 88
Principal: Gerard Larrousse (F)
Founded: 1987
Grand Prix Debut: San Marino 1987
LIGIER
Ligier Sports
Technopole de la Nievre
58470 Magny Cours
France
Tel: (33) 86 606200
Principal: Cyril de Rouvre (F)
Founded: 1969
GP Debut: Brazil 1976
LOTUS
Lotus International Ltd.
Ketteringham Hall
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 9RS
England
Tel: (44) 603 811190
Principals: Peter Collins (GB), Peter Wright (GB)
Founded: 1964
GP Debut: Monaco 1958
McLAREN
Marlboro McLaren
McLaren International Ltd
Woking Business Park
Albert Drive
Woking
Surrey GU21 5JY
England
Tel: (44) 483 728211
Principal: Ron Dennis (GB)
Founded: 1963
GP Debut: Monaco 1966
MINARDI
Minardi Scuderia Italia
via Spallanzani 21 (ZI)
48081 Faenza (RA)
Italy
Tel: (39) 546 620480
Principal: Giancarlo Minardi (I), Giuseppe Lucchini (I
Founded: 1974 (as Scuderia Everest)
Merged: 1994 (with Scuderia Italia)
GP Debut: Brazil 1985 (as Minardi Team)
PACIFIC
Pacific Grand Prix
Brunel Business Centre
Brunel Way
Thetford
Norfolk IP24 1HP
England
Tel: (44) 842 755724
Principal: Keith Wiggins (GB)
Founded: 1984 (Pacific Racing)
SAUBER
PP Sauber AG
Wildbachstrasse 9
8340 Hinwil
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 1 938 1400
Principal: Peter Sauber (CH)
Founded: 1970
GP Debut: South Africa 1993
SIMTEK
Simtek Grand Prix
8 Wates Way
Acre Estate
Wildmere Road
Banbury
Oxfordshire OX16 7TS
Tel: (44) 295 265998
Principal: Nick Wirth
Founded: 1989 (Simtek Research)
TYRRELL
Tyrrell Racing Organisation
Long Reach
Ockham
Woking
Surrey GU23 6PE
England
Tel: (44) 4865 4955
Principal: Ken Tyrrell (GB)
GP Debut: South Africa 1968
WILLIAMS
Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Basil Hill Road
Didcot
Berkshire OX11 7HW
England
Tel: (44) 235 815161
Principals: Frank Williams (GB), Patrick Head (GB)
Founded: 1969
GP Debut: Argentina 1975
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| 25.17 | | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Mar 13 1994 20:06 | 120 |
| From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: F1 Season Preview
MARLBORO RACING NEWS -- THE OFFICIAL INDYCAR NEWS SERVICE
==========================================================
94 SEASON TAKING SHAPE
----------------------
"BACK TO BASICS."
---------------
As far as the FIA has planned, the upcoming 1994 World Championship of
Drivers will be a season that is technically "back to basics" with a
sweeping new range of technical regulation changes that have been
designed to reduce costs and bring the driver back to the forefront of
the driving.
Over the past few seasons, big advances in computerized technical
sophistication have automated increasing amounts of the driver's normal
workload, thus drastically reducing the input of his own skills on the
overall performance level.
"With fully automated pre-programmed gear changing, anti-lock power
brake systems, automatic traction control and active suspension it is
now a lot easier for any driver to reach a certain limit. Even if
another driver is quicker and he does not have all the latest technical
advantages, there is almost no way to beat him," says Ferrari's Gerhard
Berger, who welcomes the new regulations from a drivers standpoint.
However, it is not a view shared by all the teams. Speculation that the
banning of the sophisticated driver aids, like those mentioned earlier,
will help to level the field and provide closer racing, is not one
shared by Marlboro-McLaren-Peugeot team Director, Ron Dennis, or his
main rival, Frank Williams.
In a recent interview Dennis pointed out, "Some teams cope better than
others with advance technology. Any team that is not equipped to apply
it is going to be in trouble. In Williams' and McLaren's opinion, it is
up to the others to catch up, not to slow us down."
Although many of the electronic "gizmos" have been restricted
this year, Dennis still reckons that his latest McLaren-Peugeot MP4/9
chassis is "More advanced technically than any other car we have
fielded." says Dennis. It incorporates fly-by-wire technology where
allowed and "is very sophisticated and complicated, especially in its
electronics," he says.
Its complex systems could be difficult for the FIA scrutineering system
to evaluate in the coming season. "We anticipate problems.
We, and all of the teams, have expended a great deal of effort on rule
interpretation. I truly believe that our car is fully legal.
The onus is on us to demonstrate that. I truly believe that we are able
to do that."
The recent marriage between Marlboro-McLaren and Peugeot has
produced an exciting new prospect for the 1994 World Championship line-
up. Both Peugeot and McLaren have been working flat out to get their
latest MP4/9 creation built and testing by February 1st, a mammoth task
which they have achieved on time.
"We changed our normal build schedule to reflect the commitment we made
to Peugeot to help its on-circuit engine development.
We will have an extremely intensive test and development programme
throughout the year starting at Silverstone for three days from February
1st. Then we are off to Estoril. We will have made five cars by Brazil
and four of them will be taken out, one in component form," explained
Dennis.
Mika Hakkinen has been confirmed as one of the two McLaren drivers this
season, the second seat still not confirmed as Ron Dennis continues
negotiations in bid to talk World Champion and former Marlboro-McLaren
driver Alain Prost out of retirement to drive again for the Woking based
team.
In case negotiations fail, Dennis expects to name a third possible team
member in the next couple of weeks, a final decision on the team line-up
not likely to take place just before the first race in Brazil, March
27th, similar to the situation that existed last year with Ayrton Senna
before the South African GP.
The Ferrari team have high hopes for the Championship. Not only has the
latest Ferrari designed by John Barnard just been unveiled at Maranello,
but its V-12 engine showed a big improvement in performance towards the
end of last year. The car and engine combination should make the overall
package a strong one in the hands of Berger and his team-mate Jean Alesi
for their second season together. Ferrari's new team manager Jean Todt
has made good use of the quieter pre-season winter months to strengthen
his team which has recently been joined by former Honda F1 project
leader Osamu Goto who joins the team from McLaren International.
"The last few seasons have been frustrating for both myself and Ferrari
as a team, but with all the hard work everyone has put in over the past
12 months I hope that we can be truly competitive again and that I
finally get the opportunity to take my first Grand Prix win," says
Alesi, who will be starting his fourth season for the team.
Bertrand Gachot makes a welcome return to the F1 fray with Keith
Wiggins' all new Pacific Grand Prix team, the Belgian driver having
played a crucial role in helping to find the backing to enable the
Former F3000 team make the big step up into Formula One. He will be
partnered by Frenchman, Paul Belmondo.
"It has been a struggle to make it to the entry list for Brazil, but we
will be there and make the most of it. The team might be new to Formula
One, but their F3000 track-record shows that they are no strangers to
success," says a delighted Gachot.
A second new team will make its debut in Brazil, Nick Wirth's Simtek-
Ford which has joined forces with Konrad Schmidt of German Touring Car
fame in order to make their F1 dreams come true. David Brabham and Jean-
Marc Gounon will share the driving.
The long awaited merger between Scuderia Italia and Minardi has finally
been confirmed in recent weeks, the re-styled team now called Minardi-
Scuderia Italia and are still negotiating their drivers for 1994.
In all, there are 14 teams nominated on the 1994 entry list.
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| 25.18 | a compilation of F1 off-season testing times | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Mar 13 1994 20:11 | 97 |
| From: [email protected] (Toby Vaughn Padfield)
Subject: Complete offseason testing times (F1)
As far as I know, these are the best times for each driver at the
tracks. I will include the pole lap from 1993, or track record for the
other ones (when available). These are for only the passive suspension
cars...
Barcelona: 1993 pole lap: Alain Prost Williams FW15C- Renault RS5 V10
---------- 1'17.809
Schumacher Benetton B194 1'17.60
Hakkinen McLaren MP4/9 1'17.99
Alesi Ferrari 412Ti 1'18.00
Hill Williams FW15D 1'18.20
Hakkinen McLaren MP4/8 (Ford) 1'18.29
Berger Ferrari F93B 1'18.35
Frentzen Sauber C13 1'18.73
Alesi Ferrari F93B 1'18.74
Coulthard Williams FW15D 1'18.74
Wendlinger Sauber C13 1'19.10
Barrichello Jordan 194 1'19.16
Bernard Ligier JS37B 1'19.18
Verstappen Benetton B193B 1'19.77
Alboreto Benetton B193B 1'19.77
Martini Minardi M193B 1'20.04
Irvine Jordan 194 1'20.14
Panis Ligier JS37B 1'20.39
Berger Ferrari 412Ti 1'20.66
Dalmas McLaren MP4/8 (Ford) 1'21.27
Comas Larrousse LH93 1'21.76
Zanardi Lotus 107C 1'22.07
Gene Benetton B193B 1'22.11
Beretta Larrousse LH93 1'23.33
Herbert Lotus 107C 1'24.08
Lamy Lotus 107C 1'24.45
Fittipaldi Arrows FA15 1'25.11
Estoril: 1993 pole lap: Alain Prost Williams FW15C-Renault RS5 V10
-------- 1'11.494
Frentzen Sauber C13 1'12.22
Hill Williams FW15C 1'12.36
Senna Williams FW15C 1'12.49
Barrichello Jordan 194 1'12.49
Wendlinger Sauber C13 1'12.54
Irvine Jordan 194 1'12.96
Coulthard Williams FW15C 1'13.01
Hakkinen McLaren MP4/9 1'13.55
Bernard Ligier JS37B 1'13.89
Lehto Benetton B193B 1'12.97
Zanardi Lotus 107C 1'14.60
Martini Minardi M193B 1'15.58
Herbert Lotus 107C 1'15.78
Badoer Benetton B193B 1'15.92
Montermini Benetton B193B 1'17.38
Alboreto Minardi M193B 1'17.78
Alain Prost has a fastest time of 1'15.42 in the new McLaren MP4/9
Peugeot V10. He will test more at Estoril, as will Martin Brundle and Philippe
Alliot.
Silverstone: 1993 pole lap Alain Prost Williams FW15C-Renault RS5 V10
----------- 1'19.006
Barrichello Jordan 194 1'21.75
Schumacher Benetton B194 1'22.15
Hakkinen McLaren MP4/9 1'22.20
Hakkinen McLaren MP4/8 (Ford) 1'22.50
Blundell Tyrrell 022 1'22.52
Herbert Lotus 107C 1'23.72
Brundle McLaren MP4/9 1'23.90
Alliot McLaren MP4/8 (Ford) 1'24.47
Lamy Lotus 107C 1'26.77
Gachot Pacific PR01 1'26.80
Comas Larrousse LH93 1'28.39
Belmondo Pacific PR01 1'32.16
Zoboli Jordan 194 1'47.08
Irvine Jordan 194 1'50.01
Imola: 1993 pole lap Alain Prost Williams FW15C-Renault RS5 V10
----- 1'22.070 outright record Nigel Mansell 1'21.842
Schumacher Benetton B194 1'21.078
Senna Williams FW16 1'21.244
Hill Williams FW16 1'21.825
Berger Ferrari 412Ti 1'21.865
Alesi Ferrari 412Ti 1'23.324
Wendlinger Sauber C13 1'23.346
Verstappen Benetton B194 1'23.648
Martini Minardi M193B 1;23.921
Morbidelli Arrows FA15 1'23.949
Fittipaldi Arrows FA15 1'24.589
Alboreto Minardi M193B 1'25.010
Bernard Ligier JS37B 1'25.929
Panis Ligier JS37B 1'25.880
Brabham Simtek S941 1'26.397
Ratzenberger Simtek S941 1'28.440
Lehto Benetton B194 1'28.860
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| 25.19 | John Watson's season preview | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Wed Mar 23 1994 17:08 | 125 |
| From: [email protected] (Andrew Payton)
>From BBC CEEFAX
JOHN WATSON PREVIEWS THE
1994 F1 WORLD CH'SHIP
The 1994 season ought to be even better for Williams than 1993 - which
indicates total domination.
Ayrton Senna takes the place of Alain Prost, and you can believe he will be
driving as much to win races as to win the championship.
Damon Hill will benefit from having the most competitive man in F1 over the
last decade as his teammate.
Renault V-10 power and outstanding aerodynamic properties tidy up the most
complete package this year.
McLaren have not found the definitive replacement for Ayrton Senna but
Martin Brundle has impressed with his testing ability.
Brundle's race driving is equally outstanding and he and teammate Mika
Hakkinen will certainly liven up qualifying sessions.
The Finn should also find his British colleague a solid base from which to
further his own career.
I expect Peugeot's V10 to make rapid progress in the HP stakes though for
Brazil a points finish, in my mind, is the top priority.
Benetton-Ford offer the most immediate challenge to Williams, and Michael
Schumacher may well prove an albatross to Ayrton Senna.
Mile-high confidence and commitment equals speed and the new Ford Zetec R
engine is already faster than last year's six GP-winning unit.
The unfortunate JJ Lehto is still unfit to take part in Brazil and 'cub
driver' Jos Verstappen will deputise.
But Interlagos will prove a daunting venue for his debut.
Ferrari have probably made more internal changes in the last year than all
of their rival teams put together.
The 412 T1 shows new mechanical and aerodynamic thinking, though the power
still relies on Ferrari's loyalty to a V-12 layout.
They are definitely the team to watch over the season.
Can Jean Alesi finally break his GP duck and will Gerhard Berger finally
pick up where he left off with McLaren at the end of 1992.
The 1994 season signifies a new start for the Tyrrell Yamaha team.
A straightforward, well-engineered design and an easy "set up and drive"
package should give newcomer Mark Blundell and teammate Ukyo Katayama a
good season.
It will also provide Yamaha with a suitable chassis to partner their latest
V-10 engine.
I expect the team to be a consistent points scorer this season.
Unfortunately for Lotus Mugen-Honda everything does not look as rosy as
their potential would indicate.
The move to a Mugen-Honda V-10 engine does not automatically mean a faster
car.
Coupled with the much-publicised rift between Johnny Herbert and the team
management, the season could well prove disharmonious.
The danger is that Herbert's teammate Pedro Lamy may also suffer as he
benefits from a 'family atmosphere.'
Footwork Ford will run a customer 7/8 series Ford HB engine in 1994.
That is the ideal engine package for a team at this level.
Christian Fittipaldi and Gianni Morbidelli are both new to the team
Larrousse Ford are always difficult to assess though their move to the Ford
HB engine will undoubtedly provide consistency in performance.
Erik Comas remains with the team and is joined by Olivier Beretta out of
F3000. They could spring a surprise from time to time.
Jordan's improved chassis powered by Brian Hart's V-10 engine will provide
Rubens Barrichello with good results this season.
Eddie Irvine is now a full-time GP driver who has personality and speed -
an intriguing team balance.
Minardi Ford are one of four teams using the Ford HB engine and now benefit
from much stronger finance.
With the experienced Michele Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini in the line-up,
they could prove the most competitive of the four.
Ligier may have the best engine in F1 but it is not good enough to make
them competitive.
Internal complications have also damaged pre-season expectations. Eric
Bernard returns, partnered by F3000 champion Olivier Panis.
Sauber Mercedes compete for the second year and once again they are proving
fast in winter testing.
Heinz Harald Frentzen is considered the fastest German driver and will push
Karl Wendlinger very hard. They are certainly a team capable of making the
top four.
Simtek-Ford are one of two new British teams to appear in 1994.
For any new team it is important to learn to walk before they can run. Dave
Brabham fulfils that need but new face Roland Ratzenberger's need is always
to be fast.
Pacific Ilmor are the other fresh entrants with Keith Wiggins making a
brave step into F1 from F3000.
A sensible car-engine package will be exploited to the full by Betrand
Gachot, but whether Paul Belmondo can sustain his position remains to be
seen.
|
| 25.20 | John Watson's Brazilian GP preview | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Wed Mar 23 1994 17:13 | 151 |
| From: [email protected] (Andrew Payton)
> From BBC CEEFAX
JOHN WATSON PREVIEWS THE
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX
This year sees a lot of revision of car regulations as well as the
re-introduction of refuelling.
The object of the changes is to spice up F1 for spectators and TV as well
laying a stronger hand on teams who apply lateral thinking to their
interpretation of the rules.
All electronically-controlled aids are prohibited so traction control,
fly-by-wire throttles, power brakes and active suspension are outlawed.
Ironically, the outcome of all the changes is that cars for 1994 are
already much faster than last year.
Refuelling has proved controversial with teams for a number of reasons.
Firstly, there are worries over safety in the pit-lane, both from fire and
potential collisions.
Secondly, the cost of equipment, transportation and additional personnel is
likely to be high.
My feelings are that everybody is overly expressing their concerns, as the
refuelling change will undeoubtedly open up a totally new strategy for
teams.
In Brazil, most teams will start the race with about one third of the fuel
they require and have two pit-stops for fuel and fresh tyres.
That's the way the race will be run quickest, but of course each team may
choose to do different things with their two drivers.
There is likely to be a "sliding strategy" which in my view further adds to
the interest of each GP.
Every circuit this year will have to be considered individually and
accurate calculations made before each race.
The Brazilian GP is held at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Interlagos.
With 71 laps and a total distance of 190.777 miles, the more pit-stops a
driver makes the more he will be forced to overtake.
For some that is not a problem. For others it will be a major problem as
overtaking here is never easy.
The circuit is bumpy in places and that, combined with the counter-
clockwise layout, will ensure a tough weekend's racing.
A racing driver's neck muscles are more developed on the left-hand side and
those who have had little winter testing will suffer.
The known toughies out there will not notice the difference a
counter-clockwise layout provides.
But those I know will hurt include Martin Brundle, who was only named as a
McLaren driver last Monday.
Fortunately McLaren offer support from a full-time physio at every GP and
it is that attention to detail that has contributed to their successes in
the past.
Another major factor in Brazil is the changeable weather, which had a big
effect last year.
Being over 2,000ft above sea level, you can at least sit in the pit lanes
or in your car and see what is coming in the distance.
Only seven sets of slicks are available per weekend, and in conjunction
with a pre-determined race strategy, this will be vital.
Ideally, you want to be sparing during practice and qualifying as now grid
position is not quite so critical as last year.
Ayrton Senna is undoubtedly the race favourite as well as the F1 title
favourite.
His amazement expressed after experiencing Renault V-10 power for the first
time must have made him realise how good Williams were during 1993.
Theoretically, he should cruise to this year's championship.
Obviously, it is a very comfortable position to be in but I don't believe
it is always good for the driver or team.
Damon Hill starts with a new teammate in Brazil and undoubtedly the
experience will pay dividends.
I am convinced the introduction of Ayrton Senna to Williams will benefit
Hill as it will further exploit his untapped potential.
But Williams is certainly not the best place to be in "buddy-buddy" terms
this season.
It must not be forgotten that Hill is not there to ride shotgun. He is
there to win for the team and for himself.
Michael Schumacher will go for Ayrton Senna mercilessly at every
opportunity he gets.
Sky-high confidence and the highest level of personal fitness promise
Schumacher many podium finishes during the season.
Neither he nor Damon Hill are any respectors of Senna's intimidatory
driving tactics.
From time to time we may see tears being shed by one of these three
gentlemen.
Martin Brundle's decision to sit it out in the hope of a McLaren seat was
brave and worthy of respect.
It has taken Brundle ten years to secure a drive in a top team and I can't
see him wasting the chance.
Team members have been very impressed with his ability to provide car
information, such a vital link between the human and mechancial elements of
a GP car.
After a decade in Formula One, will '94 finally see Brundle on the winner's
podium?
Johnny Herbert's prospects for 1994 presently look very unsettled.
The relationship with his team has deteriorated to such a point where he
asked team boss Peter Collins for a release from his contract.
Herbert is not a hardcase like others in Formula One and the atmosphere
that prevails cannot help his career.
I think it is a terrible waste of a natural gifted driver's ability and
equally demoralising for the team.
Eddie Irvine rocked Formula One on its heels last year in Japan - in effect
his "home circuit" at Suzuka
Becoming a full-time member of a GP team has presented him with new
challenges.
A lot of circuits this year will be new to him, including Brazil, but he is
fast, good and - forget all appearances - he is very serious about his
motor racing.
With support coming from the Irish Tourist Board, the family feelings
in the team will be strong.
|
| 25.21 | F1 List of Teams/Drivers | TFH::JROGERS | | Wed Mar 23 1994 18:10 | 99 |
| Note entered in Cars_UK, updated today
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 F1 championship teams
List of entrants status 23-MAR-1994
Team Chassis Engine Driver1 Driver2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Williams FW16 Renault V10 Senna Hill
Tyrrell 022 Yamaha V10 Blundell Katayama
Benetton B194 Ford V8 ZetecR Schumacher Verstappen-Lehto
McLaren MP4/9 Peugeot V10 Hakkinen Brundle
Arrows FA15 Ford V8 HB Fittipaldi Morbidelli
Team Lotus 107C Mugen V10 Herbert Lamy
EJR (Jordan) 194 Hart V10 Barrichello Irvine
Larrouse LC94 Ford V8 HB Comas Beretta
Minardi M194 Ford V8 HB Albereto Martini
Ligier JS39B Renault V10 Bernard Panis ?
Ferrari 412T1 Ferrari V12 Al�si Berger
Sauber C13 Mercedes V10 Wendlinger Frentzen
Simtek S941 Ford V8 HB Brabham Ratzenberger-Gounon
Pacific PR01 Ilmor V10 Gachot Belmondo
Drivers
-------
Alboreto Minardi
Al�si Ferrari
Barrichello Jordan
Belmondo Pacific
Beretta Larrouse
Bernard Ligier
Berger Ferrari
Blundell Tyrrell
Brabham Simtek
Brundle McLaren
Comas Larrouse
Fittipaldi Arrows
Frentzen Sauber
Gachot Pacific
Gounon ? Simtek
Hakkinen McLaren
Herbert Lotus
Hill Williams
Irvine Jordan
Jarvilehto Benetton
Katayama Tyrrell
Lamy Lotus
Martini Minardi
Morbidelli Arrows
Panis ? Ligier
Ratzenberger Simtek
Schumacher Benetton
Senna Williams
Verstappen Benetton
Wendlinger Sauber
List of entrants
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1994 F1 championship teams
List of entrants status 23-MAR-1994
Car # Driver Team/Chassis Engine Tire
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Damon Hill-GB Williams FW16 Renault V10 Goodyear
2 Aryton Senna-Bra Williams FW16 Renault V10 Goodyear
3 Ukyo Katayama-Jap Tyrrell 022 Yamaha V10 Goodyear
4 Mark Blundell-GB Tyrrell 022 Yamaha V10 Goodyear
5 Michael Schumacher-Ger Benetton B194 Ford V8 ZetecR Goodyear
6 Jos Verstappen-NL Benetton B194 Ford V8 ZetecR Goodyear
6 Jirki Jarvilehto-Fin Benetton B194 Ford V8 ZetecR Goodyear
7 Mika Hakkinen-Fin McLaren MP4/9 Peugeot V10 Goodyear
8 Martin Brundle-GB McLaren MP4/9 Peugeot V10 Goodyear
9 Christian Fittipaldi-Br Arrows FA15 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
10 Gianni Morbidelli-Ita Arrows FA15 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
11 Johnny Hebert-GB Lotus 107C Mugen V10 Goodyear
12 Pedro Lamy-Por Lotus 107C Mugen V10 Goodyear
14 Rubens Barrichello-Bra Jordan 194 Hart V10 Goodyear
15 Eddie Irvine-Ire Jordan 194 Hart V10 Goodyear
19 Erik Comas-Fra Larrouse LC94 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
20 Oliver Beretta-Mon Larrouse LC94 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
23 Michele Alboreto-Ita Minardi M194 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
24 Pierluigi Martini-Ita Minardi M194 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
25 Eric Bernard-Fra Ligier JS39B Renault V10 Goodyear
26 Olivier Panis-Fra Ligier JS39B Renault V10 Goodyear
27 Jean Al�si-Fra Ferrari 412Ti Ferrari V12 Goodyear
28 Gerhard Berger-Aus Ferrari 412Ti Ferrari V12 Goodyear
29 Karl Wendlinger-Aus Sauber C13 Mercedes V10 Goodyear
30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen-G Sauber C13 Mercedes V10 Goodyear
31 David Brabham-NZ Simtek S941 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
32 Roland Ratzenberger-Aus Simtek S941 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
32 Jean-Marc Gounon-Fra Simtek S941 Ford V8 HB Goodyear
33 Bertrand Gachot-Fra Pacific PR01 Ilmor V10 Goodyear
34 Paul Belmondo-Fra Pacific PR01 Ilmor V10 Goodyear
|
| 25.22 | ESPN Schedule? | TFH::JROGERS | | Fri Mar 25 1994 07:45 | 23 |
| Does anyone have the full year ESPN schedule of times for
races this year?
Here is what I have seen so far:
Race Date Race TV Time
------------ ------------- -------------------
Mar 27 Brazil 12:00 AM Midnight
Apr 17 Pacific - Japan 7:50 AM
May 1 Imola 7:50 AM
May 15 Monaco 9:20 AM
May 29 Spain
Jun 12 Canada
Jul 3 France
Jul 10 Britain
Jul 31 Germany
Aug 14 Hungary
Aug 28 Belgium
Sep 11 Italy
Sep 25 Portugal
Oct 16 Argentina
Nov 6 Japan
Nov 13 Australia
|
| 25.23 | 1994 F1 ESPN TV schedule | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Mar 25 1994 09:11 | 28 |
| From: [email protected] (Salil Saxena)
Subject: 1994 F1 ESPN TV schedule
This is the 94 ESPN F1 TV coverage schedule. All times are eastern (pacific)
and the schedule is subject to change. From "ESPN's 1994 Speedworld Schedule".
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1994
March 27 GP BRAZIL Interlagos 28th 12am (27th 9:00pm) SD
April 17 GP PACIFIC Okayama (Japan) 7:50am (4:50am) SD
May 1 GP SAN MARINO Imola 7:50am (4:50am) Live
May 15 GP MONACO Monte Carlo 9:20am (6:20am) Live
May 29 GP SPAIN Barcelona 7:50am (4:50am) Live
June 12 GP CANADA Montreal 2:00pm (11:00am) Live
July 3 GP FRANCE Magny-Cours 7:50am (4:50am) Live
July 10 GP BRITTAIN Silverstone 8:50am (5:50am) Live
July 31 GP GERMANY Hockenheim 7:50am (4:50am) Live
August 14 GP HUNGARY Hungaroring 7:50am (4:50am) Live
August 28 GP BELGIUM Spa-Francorchamps 7:50am (4:50am) Live
September 11 GP ITALY Monza 8:50am (5:50am) Live
September 25 GP PORTUGAL Estoril 26th 12am (25th 9:00pm) SD
October 16 GP ARGENTINA
November 6 GP JAPAN Suzuka 7:50am (4:50am) SD
November 13 GP AUSTRALIA Adelaide 7:50am (4:50am) SD
SD - Same Day
Nothing about October 16 and the Argentina GP. This might be replaced with
a European GP in Germany, right??
|
| 25.24 | Senna on provisional pole at Brazil | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Mar 26 1994 09:02 | 40 |
| From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Brazilian Grand Prix
Sau Paulo, Brazil
Friday, March 25, 1994
FRIDAY QUALIFYING TIMES
-----------------------
CAR BEST LAP AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME LAP SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- --- -------
1 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'16.386 0 203.833 km/h
2 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'16.575 0 203.330
3 27 ALESI FER 1'17.772 0 200.201
4 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'17.982 0 199.661
5 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'18.122 0 199.304
6 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'18.144 0 199.248
7 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'18.270 0 198.927
8 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'18.659 0 197.943
9 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'18.730 0 197.765
10 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'18.759 0 197.692
11 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'18.787 0 197.621
12 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'18.864 0 197.428
13 28 BERGER FER 1'18.931 0 197.261
14 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'18.970 0 197.163
15 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'18.990 0 197.114
16 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'19.045 0 196.976
17 15 IRVINE JOR/HA 1'19.269 0 196.420
18 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'19.304 0 196.333
19 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'19.396 0 196.106
20 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'19.517 0 195.807
21 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'19.519 0 195.802
22 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'19.798 0 195.118
23 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'19.922 0 194.815
24 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'21.029 0 192.153
25 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'22.266 0 189.264
26 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'22.495 0 188.739
27 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'22.707 0 188.255
|
| 25.25 | starting grid for Brazilian GP | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Mar 27 1994 21:55 | 67 |
| From: [email protected] (Peter Georgeu)
Subject: F1: Final grid after sat. qualifying
Here is the grid for tomorrow's race. Please note that the final
qualifying session was hampered by rain during the second half of it.
1. Senna 1:15.962
2. Schumacher 1:16.290
3. Alesi 1:17.385
4. Hill 1:17.554
5. Frentzen 1:17.806
6. Morbidelli 1:17.866
7. Wendlinger 1:17.928
8. Hakkinen 1:18.122
9. Verstappen 1:18.183
10.Katayama 1:18.194
11.Fittipaldi 1:18.204
12.Blundell 1:18.246
13.Comas 1:18.321
14.Barrichello 1:18.414
15. Martini 1:18.659
16. Irvine 1:18.751
17. Berger 1:18.855
18. Brundle 1:18.864
19. Panis 1:19.304
20. Bernard 1:19.396
21. Herbert 1:19.483
22. Alboreto 1:19.517
23. Beretta 1:19.524
24. Lamy 1:19.975
25. Gachot 1:20.729
26. Brabham 1:21.186
DNQ
27. Ratzenberger
28. Belmondo
From: [email protected] (C. W. Clark)
Subject: F1: Massaging qualifying data
Read as Name, Saturday time, Change from Fri., Change in Grid Pos., Gap to Pole.
SENNA 15.96 0.424 0
SCHUMAKER 16.29 0.285 0 0.328
ALESI 17.39 0.337 0 1.423
HILL 17.55 1.105 4 1.592
FRENTZEN 17.81 0.464 1 1.844
MORBIDELLI 17.87 1.124 8 1.904
WENDLINGER 17.93 0.054 -3 1.966
HAKKINEN 18.12 0 -3 2.16
VERSTAPPEN 18.18 0.681 2 2.221
KATAYAMA 18.19 1.604 11 2.232
FITTIPALDI 18.2 0.166 -4 2.242
BLUNDELL 18.25 1.023 4 2.284
COMAS 18.32 0.724 2 2.359
BARRICHELLO 18.41 0.345 -4 2.452
MARTINI 18.66 0 -6 2.697
IRVINE 18.75 0.553 1 2.789
BERGER 18.86 0.115 -4 2.893
BRUNDLE 18.86 0.067 -6 2.902
PANIS 19.3 0.092 -1 3.342
BERNARD 19.4 0.121 -1 3.434
HERBERT 19.48 0.439 1 3.521
ALBORETO 19.52 0.002 -2 3.555
BERETTA 19.52 1.505 0 3.562
LAMY 19.98 2.291 0 4.013
GACHOT 20.73 1.978 1 4.767
BRABHAM 21.19 1.309 -1 5.224
|
| 25.26 | Brazilian GP results | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Mar 27 1994 21:57 | 52 |
| spoilers ahead: the results of 1994 Grand Prix of Brazil
From: [email protected]
1. Michael Schumacher Benetton 1 hour 35 minutes and 38.7 seconds
2. Damon Hill Williams one lap behind
3. Jean Alesi Ferrari one lap
4. Rubens Barrichello Jordan one lap
5. Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell two laps
6. Karl Wendlinger Sauber two laps
7. Johnny Herbert Lotus two laps
8. Pierluigi Martini Minardi two laps
9. Erik Comas Larrousse 3 laps
10. Pedro Lamy Lotus 3 laps
11. Olivier Panis Ligier 3 laps
12. David Brabham Simtek four laps
non finishers:
13. Ayrton Senna Williams 55 laps completed
14. Martin Brundle McLaren 34 laps
15. Eddie Irvine Jordan 34 laps
16. Jos Vestappen Benetton 34 laps
17. Eric Bernard Ligier 33 laps
18. Mark Blundell Tyrrell 21 laps
19. Christian Fittipaldi Footwork 21 laps
20. Hans-Harald Frentzen Sauber 15 laps
21. Mika Hakkinen McLaren 13 laps
22. Michele Alboreto Minardi 7 laps
23. Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 5 laps
24. Gerhard Berger Ferarri 5 laps
25. Olivier Beretta Larrousse two laps
26. Bertrand Gachot Pacific one lap
Fastest lap: Schumacher 1:18.455
|
| 25.27 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Mar 28 1994 10:01 | 5 |
| How about some commentary. I began watching (daughter was
leaving on a driving trip to Tulsa just after the race
started) but didn't see much more than the start.
Scott
|
| 25.28 | | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Mon Mar 28 1994 16:23 | 5 |
| Ayrton spun all by himself and stalled the engine with about 30 laps
remaining. There was also a 4 car crash that they all walked away from.
Eddie Irvine has a one race suspension for causing it.
jim - who stayed up to see it......
|
| 25.29 | Get with it guys! | WONDER::BRODEUR | | Wed Mar 30 1994 13:19 | 8 |
|
In this world of modern F1 technology don't you folks know about
VCR's!! I taped it and watched Mon. night and forwarded thru all the
dam commercials! Course all day Monday I couldn't read the paper or
listen to the radio for rear of getting the results!
Paul " 90's kinda of guy"
|
| 25.30 | Couldn't | VERSA::ROADES | | Wed Mar 30 1994 13:55 | 1 |
| Couldnt...cable went out after about 10 laps...
|
| 25.31 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Wed Mar 30 1994 14:07 | 9 |
| Paul,
Yeah, I've heard of VCRs. But, my wife had just come in
from work, and she unwinds by watching Star Trek or
Murder She Wrote or something like that (all on tape).
So...
Scott
|
| 25.32 | Brasilia rambliosio | ODIXIE::CERASO | | Wed Mar 30 1994 23:16 | 44 |
|
Like Paul, I tape every race, using the nifty skip funtion (fast
forwards the tape in 15 sec. intervals) on my VCR to skip th
commercials. Even IF I manage to get up early enough to watch the race
live, I still tape. It's cool to be able to rewind back to view major
events of the race in slo-mo. But the best thing is to be able to skip
the commercials and compress a two hour race down to about 1.5 hours.
The Brazilian GP was a mixed bag for me as I anticipated closer
compatition between the front runners. It looked like the
Schumacher/Senna battle was going to shape up nicely until Mr. Senna
over-cooked it coming out of a corner. Guess he should have gotten
those tires swapped in his last pit stop. Maybe he felt really
comfortable on those tires and felt they could go the distance, but why
chance it when he had to stop for fuel anyway? It takes longer to fuel
the car than it does to change rubber. Well anyway it could have been a
very interesting last 25 or so laps. I'm reminded of last years Portugese
GP (I think?) when Schumacher held off Prost for the last 20 or so
laps. That's the kind of action I'm hoping will be forthcoming this
season.
It was great to see Alesi/Ferrari on the podium. Could a Ferrari win
be possible this year? The new car seemed to work pretty well, and it
actually finished. Too bad Berger was not so lucky. Berger qualified
miserably in 17th so he must of had problems all weekend considering
Alesi's third place qualifying/finish.
The re-fueling equation certainly changed the complexion of the pit
stops, if not the entire race strategy. I think re-fueling allows the
driver/car to push harder throughout the race, as opposed to the past
when the weight of a full load of fuel kept the cars slower at the
begining of the race, gradually lightening, faster lap times, and then
drivers having to back-off and conserve toward the end of the race, or
worse, run out of fuel on the last lap. Still, I would not want to be
the driver/crew-member/pit lounger while a 4 inch high pressure hose
injects gasoline at God-only-knows-how-many-litres-per second into the
cars.
Oh well, I tend to be ramblin' on here.
Later
Ceraso
|
| 25.33 | look veeerrrrrry closely and you will see... | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Thu Mar 31 1994 08:55 | 18 |
| Re: Note 974.32 by ODIXIE::CERASO
> It looked like the
> Schumacher/Senna battle was going to shape up nicely until Mr. Senna
> over-cooked it coming out of a corner. Guess he should have gotten
> those tires swapped in his last pit stop. Maybe he felt really
> comfortable on those tires and felt they could go the distance, but why
> chance it when he had to stop for fuel anyway? It takes longer to fuel
> the car than it does to change rubber.
Break out your tape of the race and watch Senna's last pit stop again. It
took me 4 passes (one frame at a time) to be certain, but Senna did get fresh
tires on that last stop (despite statements to the contrary by Varsha and
Daly).
Ford has now won the the last 4 Grans Prix.
Mike
|
| 25.34 | 14.7 psi | STDBKR::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Thu Mar 31 1994 10:00 | 13 |
| >Still, I would not want to be
>the driver/crew-member/pit lounger while a 4 inch high pressure hose
>injects gasoline at God-only-knows-how-many-litres-per second into the
>cars.
From what I remember of the refueling rules, the fuel going into the car
during race must be gravity fed only, no high pressure system is employed.
I didn't get to see the race - did the fuel people have fireproof suits and
helmets on or were they dressed in typical F1 pit garb (shorts and a
t-shirt)?
Dave
|
| 25.35 | | ODIXIE::CERASO | | Thu Mar 31 1994 19:58 | 17 |
| re:974.34
If I remember correctly (suspect!) the pit crew working on the car
were wearing full race suits with what appeared to be Nomex hoods. I
also don't remember seeing any pit crew with helmets.
Life in the Fast Lane
re:974.33
Thanks for the reply. I'll watch it again and slo-mo the Senna pit.
Seems the Varsha and Co. missed a few more than usual (as did I).
ZZZZZZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CERASO
|
| 25.36 | Brazil Saturday report | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 04 1994 21:40 | 165 |
| From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: Brazil Saturday Grid Report
As I promised, for those of you who are archiving this stuff
Brazilian Grand Prix
Sau Paulo, Brazil
Saturday, March 26, 1994
PROVISIONAL STARTING GRID
-------------------------
CAR GRID AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME S. SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- -- -------
1 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'15.962 2 204.971 km/h
2 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'16.290 2 204.090
3 27 ALESI FER 1'17.385 2 201.202
4 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'17.554 2 200.763
5 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'17.806 2 200.113
6 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'17.866 2 199.959
7 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'17.927 2 199.802
8 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'18.122 1 199.304
9 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'18.183 2 199.148
10 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'18.194 2 199.120
11 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'18.204 2 199.095
12 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'18.246 2 198.988
13 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'18.321 2 198.797
14 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'18.414 2 198.561
15 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'18.659 1 197.943
16 15 IRVINE JOR/HA 1'18.751 2 197.712
17 28 BERGER FER 1'18.855 2 197.451
18 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'18.864 1 197.428
19 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'19.304 1 196.333
20 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'19.396 1 196.106
21 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'19.483 2 195.891
22 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'19.517 1 195.807
23 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'19.524 2 195.790
24 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'19.975 2 194.686
25 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'20.729 2 192.868
26 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'21.186 2 191.782
DNQ 33 BELMONDO PAC/ILM 0 .000
DNQ 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'22.707 1 188.255
QUOTES
------
MARLBORO McLAREN PEUGEOT
The team undertook a whole series of orderly and structured jobs after
yesterday's first day of qualifying for sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. The
throttle linkage problem which plagued both Mika and Martin's car has been
identified and fixed.
In addition to the usual checks and changes which would has a matter of
course be done between friday and saturday, the team worked on a different
configuration for the cooling system.
There was also a full practice with the new fuel rig which was done to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
On the engine, side the Peugeot engineers carried out a series of tests to
ascertain whether to keep the A6 engines for today's session. As the engines
had been used in Estoril and were only 15 days old, a series of reliability
tests were carried out. These tests confirmed that the engines could be used
today.
The Peugeot engineers also carried out checks on the mapping of the injection
system and on the lubrification system.
Marlboro World Championship Team's Jean Alesi posted a third best time in
the first day of qualifying trials at the Interlagos circuit here. MWCT's
Gerhard Berger was 13th.
In spite of an imperfect adjustment that affected Ferrari's 412 T1 on the
slower curves, Alesi made good time with the second set of tires that he
tried. Berger only was able to drive one timed lap because of a hydraulic
problem that blocked the gears in neutral.
Team Quotes:
JEAN TODT
"Alesi's results with the Ferrari 412 T1 make me happy because third place in
the qualifying trials rewards the hard work of the whole team. This is only
the first step, however, in the long road to the top. We'll get there, but
there is still a lot to do."
JEAN ALESI
"I'm happy about my placement but not about the way the car behaved. We still
have to work to find the right balance. I could have turned in a slightly
faster time if I had not been blocked on one lap by Brundle coming out of
the McLaren pit with the Marlboro MP4/9."
GERHARD BERGER
"We already saw hydraulic pressure drop in the gears in the morning. The
problem showed up again during the qualifying trials."
POLE WINNER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
-------------------------------
Q. Congratulations, Ayrton, how is your new Williams-Renault?
SENNA: I have had no major problems ... I have just been trying to set up the
car and the engine. I believe the majority of people are just dealing with
the bumps. It was bumpy two and three years ago and it is still the same.
One year ago the difference was in the electronic suspension which [allowed]
the car to ride the bumps a bit better. Now, with normal suspension, it is
very difficult for setting up the cars and getting them to ride smoothly.
Naturally, whoever gets the best combination and gets his car most
comfortable should have an advantage for tomorrow's race.
Q. Did you expect Michael Schumacher to be as close as that?
SENNA: Yes, before coming over -- when we were testing in Europe -- I
considered in all honesty that his performance with the Benetton-Ford was
very good, and I thought he would be very strong here. Exactly how strong
was impossible to tell at that stage because I had some strong fear the bumps
would affect us more than them. Therefore I am not surprised how competitive
and strong they are, and I believe they have a good chance, so far. But the
championship is a long way, and at this stage it will a question of who
manages to develop their cars and engines quicker and better through the
season.
Q. Any worries about tomorrow?
SENNA: No. My car is running well, so is the engine ... and the brakes, the
transmission. I am very happy about our reliability. The circuit conditions
are tough here, with the bumps, the anti-clockwise layout, the 71 laps of the
race and trying to maintain a good pace without making a mistake. Then of
course there's the weather, which can be very unpredictable at this time. If
it rains like [it did in qualifying this afternoon] the officials cannot wait
for cars to start going off the circuit: it will be be necessary to send out
the pace car immediately, or even stop the race. This is not normal rain, and
the drainage is not sufficient for the amount of water that we had in that
storm.
Q. Michael, have you been happy with the way things have gone here?
SCHUMACHER: Yes, more than happy, because winter testing always looked good
for us, but we never knew how much fuel the other teams were carrying, for
example, so I was really expecting a lot from here. To be in 2nd position
makes me really pleased. The gap between me and Ayrton is not very big, and
this makes things even more promising for us -- and promising for all of you
to have a good race here on Sunday.
Q. Jean, you must be very pleased with third on the grid.
ALESI: Yes, of course, because we have a brand new car. We had some problems
during the winter with the first tests. But now we are in good shape. I am
sure now for this championship we will be very often together because the
cars are closer and we are able to [go forward] more quickly.
Q. Have you solved the difficulties with the car's balance?
ALESI: It's not really been solved because we are very unstable on the bumps.
The car is very very difficult to control, especially at the back of the
circuit. But, for the lap time I did and especially because I am third now,
I am happy. Everything is new on the car, and yes, we are a little bit
worried [about reliability].
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| 25.37 | Brazil post-race report | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 04 1994 21:44 | 160 |
| From: [email protected] (David Reininger)
Subject: Brazil Sunday Results Report
Brazilian Grand Prix
March 27, 1994
Official race classification
Sun 27 Mar 1994 21:40
CAR AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME/DIST. SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- ------------- -------
1 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1:35'38.759 192.632 km/h
2 0 HILL WIL/REN 1 LAP 189.072
3 27 ALESI FER 1 LAP 187.935
4 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1 LAP 187.688
5 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 2 LAPS 186.849
6 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 2 LAPS 186.666
7 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 2 LAPS 185.951
8 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 2 LAPS 184.731
9 20 COMAS LAR/FO 3 LAPS 184.306
10 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 3 LAPS 182.445
11 26 PANIS LIG/REN 3 LAPS 182.398
12 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 4 LAPS 179.931
RET 2 SENNA WIL/REN ON LAP 56 193.159
RET 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU ON LAP 35 186.731
RET 15 IRVINE JOR/HA ON LAP 35 186.479
RET 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO ON LAP 35 186.458
RET 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER ON LAP 35 186.458
RET 25 BERNARD LIG/REN ON LAP 34 181.033
RET 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM ON LAP 22 188.361
RET 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO ON LAP 22 179.038
RET 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU ON LAP 14 187.738
RET 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO ON LAP 8 177.742
RET 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO ON LAP 6 184.445
RET 28 BERGER FER ON LAP 6 178.439
RET 19 BERETTA LAR/FO ON LAP 3 150.017
RET 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM ON LAP 2 156.387
IRVINE SUSPENDED FROM THE NEXT F1 GP
------------------------------------
After receiving the report from the Race Director about the incident
involving the four cars ( Nr 06, 08, 15 and 25 ) the Stewards of the
Meeting made an inquiry into the incident with all included cars.
The evidence presented showed that no blame can be placed on the drivers
of cars nr 06, 08 and 25. The evidence however showed that car nr 15,
driver Eddie Irvine has committed a very dangerous maneuver, resulting
in the collision of these four cars.
According to Art 160 and 191 from the FIA 1994 FI Sporting Regulations,
the Stewards decided, in accordance to Art 152 of the Sporting Code
1994, that:
1 ) Driver E Irvine herewith is suspended from the next 1994 FI Pacific
Grand Prix, which will take place on April 17, 1994
2 ) A fine of us 10 000 ( Ten Thousand USA dollars) Shall be imposed
3 ) The incident will be presented to the FIA Motorsports World Council
for further action
The Team Manager of the Sasol Team and the driver E Irvine were informed
about their right to appeal conforming to the rules of the International
Sporting Code.
The Stewards of the meeting:
Jacek Bartos
Paul Gujahr
Carlos Montagner
Race winners' press conference with Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and
Jean Alesi
Q. Congratulations, Michael. It's a great way to start the season!
MS: That's absolutely true. The winter testing was already promising
for us and things were good here from the start of qualifying. The
package which we put together over the winter is now very competitive
with the Williams. And I think that we have been able to develop the
car quite far because he had it ready for testing so early. I can't
think of anything better than winning the first race, especially
because we did it by fighting for it and not taking it just by luck.
*
Q. What happened at the start?
MS: I was on the inside line, which wasn't as good as the outside
line. Like everyone, I had to stay on the brakes, but I didn't get
the start 100 per cent right. I had to back off again, and just when
I backed off came Jean [Alesi]. But Jean is a very fair driver, you
can fight closely with him and it is always exciting.
Q. Once you got past him you were able to match Ayrton. Then right at
the end, just before the pit stops, you were closing in on him ...
MS: That's true. In the beginning it wasn't so clear, but once I
found my rhythm I was able to close the gap on Ayrton. I then decided
to make my tyre stop because I had seen the traffic. Although I
didn't know it, Ayrton had made the same decision -- so we came in at
the same time. As we saw already last year, our pit stops are always
very good. The team did a great job, and the result is that we have
won the race.
Q. Any doubts from the weekend?
MS: No. The car worked here from the beginning and we didn't have any
real mechanical problems. The engine, as you have seen, is reliable.
So I have nothing to complain about at all. All I can say is
congratulations to everyone.
Q. What were your thoughts when you saw the 'Senna out' signal from
your pit?
MS: I knew I could take it easy then! It was not that easy when he
was behind me, I had to push very hard. I could control it, but I had
to push. If something like this then happens, well, you feel much
more safe. The big gap I had to Damon was such a big confidence to
me: I could save the tyres, I could save the engine and I didn't have
to push. Maybe towards the end if I had a mechanical problem or my
tyres got old and I had the same problem that Ayrton had.
Q. Damon, this was a nice result for you, although you finished a long
way behind the leader. How do you feel about it?
DH: I am not happy with the disparity between myself and Ayrton. The
only thing I can say is that the weekend didn't start well for me and
I never really got to grips with the car. In the race we took the
unusual decision -- unusual by everyone else's standards -- of only
stopping once. I think that probably wasn't the best thing to do.
Second place is nice, but it was at the expense of Ayrton, which is
sad for the team. Nevertheless, I have finished the race in second
place and I am very pleased.
MARLBORO McLAREN PEUGEOT
MIKA HAKKINEN: The throttle was the main problem throughout the day.
It affected the car, but it also inhibited my driving style, as I never
knew if it would stick at high speed. I aslo found that the low speed
power was lacking, and that made the low speed corners another problem
to overcome. Still, these problems are only to be expected on a such a
new engine and car package.
MARTIN BRUNDLE: This morning I went for a bit of a cross-country ride,
as the throttle jammed and the cluth also played up. I spent the
afternoon feeling my way into the car. I am reasonably satisfied: there
is much room for improvement, so I am looking forward to tomorrow.
RON DENNIS: We were plagued by the throttles sticking on both cars.
We will strip the cars down extensively and hope to solve this annoying
problem, which proved to be greater on Mika's car. Obviously this cost
both drivers quite a bit of time. In the circumstances we have performed
reasonably and we are looking forward to tomorrow.
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| 25.38 | Pacific GP Friday practice times | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Apr 15 1994 21:40 | 34 |
| From: Ken Morse <[email protected]>
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Friday Practice
CAR BEST LAP AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME LAP SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- --- -------
1 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'11.307 36 186.949 km/h
2 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'12.572 43 183.691
3 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'12.601 39 183.617
4 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'13.169 41 182.192
5 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'13.703 28 180.872
6 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'13.727 35 180.813
7 28 BERGER FER 1'13.773 31 180.700
8 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'13.867 39 180.470
9 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'13.906 28 180.375
10 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'14.335 33 179.334
11 27 LARINI FER 1'14.343 29 179.315
12 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'14.371 18 179.247
13 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'14.525 42 178.877
14 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'14.533 28 178.858
15 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'14.678 32 178.510
16 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'15.029 33 177.675
17 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'15.148 22 177.394
18 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'15.256 24 177.139
19 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'15.450 23 176.684
20 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'15.577 22 176.387
21 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'15.847 33 175.759
22 15 SUZUKI JOR/HA 1'15.885 29 175.671
23 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'16.105 24 175.163
24 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'16.796 33 173.587
25 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'17.523 15 171.959
26 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'18.027 21 170.849
27 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'18.047 23 170.805
28 33 BELMONDO PAC/ILM 1'20.114 17 166.398
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| 25.39 | Friday Pacific GP qualifying times | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Apr 15 1994 21:41 | 34 |
| From: Ken Morse <[email protected]>
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Friday Qualifying
CAR BEST LAP AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME LAP SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- --- -------
1 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'10.218 11 189.849 km/h
2 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'10.440 9 189.250
3 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'10.771 10 188.365
4 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'11.683 9 185.969
5 28 BERGER FER 1'11.744 8 185.811
6 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'12.351 11 184.252
7 27 LARINI FER 1'12.372 10 184.198
8 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'12.409 10 184.104
9 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'12.554 11 183.736
10 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'12.686 4 183.403
11 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'12.866 10 182.950
12 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'13.013 11 182.581
13 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'13.013 11 182.581
14 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'13.111 10 182.336
15 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'13.169 11 182.192
16 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'13.342 11 181.762
17 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'13.529 7 181.300
18 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'13.613 8 181.093
19 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'13.855 11 180.500
20 15 SUZUKI JOR/HA 1'14.036 10 180.058
21 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'14.101 11 179.900
22 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'14.106 9 179.888
23 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'14.538 11 178.846
24 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'14.657 11 178.561
25 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'14.946 11 177.872
26 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'16.927 10 173.292
27 33 BELMONDO PAC/ILM 1'18.671 11 169.450
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| 25.40 | Senna on Pacific GP Provisional Pole | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Apr 15 1994 21:42 | 20 |
| From: [email protected] (AP)
Subject: Senna Takes Provisional Pole At Pacific GP
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 23:00:07 PDT
AIDA, Japan (AP) -- Ayrton Senna of Brazil took the provisional
pole position Friday in a Williams-Renault on the first day of
qualifying for the Pacific Grand Prix.
Senna, who ranked second behind the now-retired Alain Prost in
last year's race to the driving title, lapped the 2.295-mile T-I
circuit at 117.7 mph.
Michael Schumacher of Germany, who won this year's opening race
in Brazil last month, was just 0.222 second behind Senna in a
Benetton-Ford with a lap time of 1 minute, 10.440 seconds. Senna's
teammate, Damon Hill of Britain, followed Schumacher at 1:10.771.
The race is the first Formula One competition on the T-I circuit
in Aida, in Okayama Prefecture in western Japan and the first of
two F-1 races scheduled in Japan this year. The Japanese Grand Prix
is scheduled at Suzuka in late October.
Another round of qualifying is scheduled Saturday, with the race
to be contested on Sunday.
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| 25.41 | bits from Friday's qualifying... | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 16 1994 11:24 | 134 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Friday qualifying quotes
ARROWS Grand Prix International
First Qualifying
Christian Fittipaldi , Footwork Ford FA15/1 : 1'13"169 (15th)
Gianni Morbidelli , Footwork Ford FA15/2 : 1'12"866 (11th)
FITTIPALDI : "I was very happy this morning. We only ran old tyres but I
reckoned that we would be quick on new one this afternoon. The gearbox
seemd to be reliable and I was looking forward to it. But then we had
a couple of problems this afternoon, on the first two runs we had fuel
pump trouble and also a problem with gearshift just one thing after
another so that we never really got into it, we were still finding out
way around".
MORBIDELLI : "I had a puncture this morning in a rear tyre so we had a
couple of sets of new tyres this afternoon. On the first I set 1'13"5
plus a small mistake and on the second I set 1'12"8 With a third set, I
was sure that I could improve a little because the car is good. Insted, I
went out on old tyres to see how the gearbox was because we have a small
problem with the upshift and I had a spin in the fast corner, in fifth
gear".
Jacky OLIVER : "We didn't really reach our full potential with the car
in qualifying because because we ran into a lot of small mechanical
problems particulary with Christian. We also had one or two small
driving errors".
MARLBORO McLAREN PEUGEOT
Both drivers used the A6 four valve engines.
HAKKINEN : "On my first set of tyres I had a "little moment" in other
words I went off ! It was pity because it felt like a good lap. Still,
I don't think it would have improved my grid position. The car's balance
is improving all the time and everyone is working their hardest to get a
result tomorrow"...
BRUNDLE : "No problem today... We experimented with a few set ups and I
am begining to get into a real driving rhythm. I'm really looking forward
to tomorrow".
JABOUILLE : "All is well on the engine front ! We will be able to
keeping the same units for tomorrow's qualifying".
DENNIS : "A significant step in the right direction. It's nice to be
able to see the front grid again"...
Team LOTUS MUGEN HONDA : Qualifying (15/04/94)
Johnny Herbert : 23rd, 1'14"538
Pedro Lamy : 24th, 1'14"657
HERBERT : "I have to say I'm very disappointed with my time, especially
after we seemed to get off to a good start this morning. The car simply
has a basic lack of grip. It's understeeing, but normally I can live
with that. I can't get around it. But here it feels very slow in the
corners and there's just nothing I can do about it. The traction out
of corners is poor, too. If I try to push to hard I just end up going
slower".
LAMY : "This is quite an interesting circuit. It's small and narrow which
is to be going to make it very difficult to overtake. My car felt better
this afternoon than it did this morning but I had a slightly different
set up in the rear suspension to Johnny's car. We don't know yet which
set up is better. My biggest problem this afternoon was understeer and
bad wheelspin in all of the slow corners. Unfortunately that's most of
the corners here".
WRIGHT : "We are still trying to understand why Johnny was quicker this
morning before we really got going than he ended up this afternoon. We
are currently analysing the data to see what changes we need to make for
final qualifying".
SASOL JORDAN Grand Prix :
Rubens Barrichello : 1'12"409 ( 8th) chassis 194-04
Aguri Suzuki : 1'14"036 (20th) chassis 194-03
BARRICHELLO : "It was really good today. I was impressed with the time
I could do this morning and when we took some fuel out and put on new
tyres this afternoon, the car felt even better. The track was much
better today than yesterday. In fact it will be interesting to see what
the weather is like tomorrow because the circuit could different again
if the weather changes. I got a bit of traffic at the end of my fast lap
so I lost a couple of tenths".
SUZUKI : "I had no real problems today and it is coming better and
better as I have more time in the car. My car was quite soft today
though and maybe tomorrow I will try different setting more like
Rubens"...
MINARDI SCUDERIA ITALIA :
The Minardi Scuderia Italia cars were positioned at the 16th and 17th
place on the provisional starting grid.
ALBORETO : "My car was not exceptional on the 3 slow corners
and therefore it is hard to repeat the good performance we have in
Brazil. We are working hard to solve the problem in order to improve my
position".
MARTINI : "The car is a bit skating in the slow corners and
I hope to have fixed up by tomorrow. Beside that I spun during the
qualifying session".
MINARDI : "Today we have tried hard to find a best set up on the cars as
yesterday we were repeatedly delayed by electronic problems. Although we
have slightly closer to a better balance we have still some work to do".
SAUBER - MERCEDES : Pacific Grand Prix, Ti Aida (15/04/94)
First qualifying session :
Karl Wendlinger (C13/04) : 1'13"855 (19th)
H.Harald Frentzen (C13/03) : 1'12"686 (10th)
WENDLINGER : "I lost a lot of time in this morning's free paractice when
I spun on somebody's oil after only few laps so I wasn't really sure
about the set up. During qualifying I tried a different aero- dynamique
but I felt immediately that this was the wrong decision since the car
felt very loose in the rear. We fitted a bigger rear wing which helped a
little but not really enough, the car still didn't have much traction.
There is still a lot of work to do"...
FRENTZEN : "Everything started well this afternoon when I went out early
and set a good time on my first flying lap but then I felt that I lost
traction and decided to go into pits. After the mechanics had checked
everything I tried again on the same tyres but in the first right hander
there was sand on the track and I had no chance to control the car. I
managed to keep the car moving in the run off area but since it was
completely filled with gravel there was no point in continuing"...
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| 25.42 | Schumacher fastest in Pacific Saturday practice | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 16 1994 11:26 | 91 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Saturday practice
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Morning report for Saturday, April 16, 1994, from the Pacific Grand
Prix, round two of the FIA Formula One World Championship series:
Free Practice #2 Results
CAR BEST LAP AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME LAP SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- --- -------
1 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'11.852 17 185.531 km/h
2 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'12.067 21 184.978
3 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'12.937 21 182.771
4 27 LARINI FER 1'13.021 22 182.561
5 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'13.101 21 182.361
6 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'13.223 21 182.058
7 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'13.613 21 181.093
8 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'13.691 21 180.901
9 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'13.716 20 180.840
10 28 BERGER FER 1'13.819 21 180.588
11 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'14.017 21 180.105
12 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'14.116 21 179.864
13 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'14.140 12 179.806
14 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'14.323 20 179.363
15 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'14.365 4 179.262
16 15 SUZUKI JOR/HA 1'14.526 21 178.874
17 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'14.538 21 178.846
18 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'14.714 21 178.424
19 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'14.806 13 178.205
20 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'14.837 20 178.131
21 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'14.962 21 177.834
22 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'15.008 13 177.725
23 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'15.608 21 176.315
24 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'15.836 21 175.785
25 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'15.946 21 175.530
26 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'16.289 17 174.741
27 33 BELMONDO PAC/ILM 1'18.536 5 169.741
28 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'18.586 11 169.633
Morning Marlboro News Service
Schumacher race favorite?
Most teams concentrated on finding the best race strategy this morning,
tyre wear being a particular worry at this track, which could mean at
least two pit stops for most drivers. Michael Schumacher was happy
with his car this morning, the German fastest using worn tyres. Jos
Verstappen improved his Benetton-Ford this morning, the Dutchman sixth
fastest.
Can Senna keep the pole?
Ayrton Senna trailed his main rival Schumacher this morning, the
Brazilian expecting a close fight with the Benetton team if his is to
keep the provisional pole for Williams-Renault in the final qualifying.
Damon Hill had a disappointing morning stopping after just four
laps when he heard strange noise and felt vibration from his car's
transmission which the team hope to trace and repair for the final
qualifying session.
Frentzen fast for Sauber.
Heinz Harald Frentzen ran an impressive third fastest this morning , the
German confident that he can improve still more in the final qualifying.
His team-mate Karl Wendlinger tried the team's spare chassis, but has
still not been able to find a good balance and did not better 14th time.
Marlboro-McLaren-Peugeot set fifth and ninth fastest.
Despite a minor clutch problem for Mika Hakkinen and a pad knock off
problem for Brundle on one corner, both Marlboro-Mclarens had a trouble
free session, Hakkinen fifth and Brundle ninth.
Engine trouble for Pacific.
The Pacific team were in more trouble today, Paul Belmondo blowing up an
engine early , while Bertrand Gachot stopped with the same problem with
his Pacific-Ilmor a short while later, the team's fourth engine failure
of practice!
Fittipaldi happy.
Christian Fittipaldi was happy with his eighth fastest for the Arrows
team this morning, his team-mate Gianni Morbidelli back in 13th place
after a fuel pump problem and a broken battery saw him run only 12 laps.
In brief... Olivier Panis and Ukyo Katayama lost much of the session
after they both spun off into the sand, Katayama blaming a back problem
for his mistake, he will see a doctor later today.
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| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Saturday qualifying
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Results of the Second Qualifying Session (ONLY) for Sunday's Pacific
Grand Prix, round two of the FIA Formula One World Championship
series:
CAR BEST LAP AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME LAP SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- --- -------
1 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'12.048 5 185.027 km/h
2 28 BERGER FER 1'12.184 11 184.678
3 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'12.444 11 184.015
4 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'12.681 11 183.415
5 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'12.751 10 183.239
6 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'12.797 12 183.123
7 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'13.016 9 182.574
8 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'13.090 11 182.389
9 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'13.172 2 182.184
10 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'13.411 11 181.591
11 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'13.550 10 181.248
12 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'13.756 11 180.742
13 15 SUZUKI JOR/HA 1'13.932 11 180.312
14 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'14.163 10 179.750
15 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'14.204 7 179.651
16 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'14.271 8 179.489
17 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'14.424 9 179.120
18 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'14.667 7 178.537
19 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'14.748 11 178.343
20 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'16.146 8 175.069
21 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'16.356 7 174.587
22 33 BELMONDO PAC/ILM 1'17.450 7 172.121
23 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'18.571 5 169.666
24 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'19.304 4 168.097
25 27 LARINI FER 5'32.428 2 40.101
Afternoon Marlboro News Service
PACIFIC GRAND PRIX SATURDAY, FINAL QUALIFYING.
Senna holds his pole.
Despite a spin while trying for a quick lap on his first set of tyres,
slower track conditions to-day ensured that Ayrton Senna retained his
pole position for the Williams-Renault team. Damon Hill, who spun in
exactly the same place as Senna, was the quickest driver of the session,
but 1,5 seconds slower than his previous time set on Friday.
Schumacher sharing the front row.
"I would rather be second on the grid and first in the race," said
Michael Schumacher who after one exploratory lap with his Benetton-Ford,
decided to return to the pits and save his tyres for the race. Jos
Verstappen tried to improve upon his tenth place, but was unable to
match his friday time despite the fact that he thought his car was
handling better.
Marlboro-McLarens stay in the pits.
Both Mika Hakkinen and Martin Brundle elected to save their precious
tyres for the race and not even take part in the final qualifying
session when they could see that the times were slower because of the
conditions. "Tyres tactics are going to play a big part in the race
tomorrow and I wanted to save new ones for the race," said Brundle.
No change for Ferrari.
"The track was just too slippery at the end and too hot at the start
to go any quicker than Friday," said Gerhard Berger who retained the
fifth fastest time for ferrari. Nicola Larini thought he could have
improved , but on his first lap out of the pits his car was hit by Ukyo
Katayama when he spun trying to pass the Ferrari. "We repaired the bent
suspension , but the impact had also damaged the transmission and I
could not run."
Fittipaldi impressive in the heat.
There was mixed emotion from Christian Fittipaldi after the practice.
Despite the slower conditions he improved an impressive six places. "If
it had not been for the fuel pump problem yesterday I could have made
the top 6 ," said Christian who ended up in ninth place.
In brief.... Neither Pacific made the race after more engine problems.
Paul Belmondo, who could not improve in the conditions gave his car to
Bertrand Gachot , but he also failed to make the cut. David Brabham spun
the Simtek coming onto the pit straight. Damage to the sump spread oil
around the rest of the circuit further spoiling chances of faster times.
Olivier Beretta spun off on Brabham's oil.
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| 25.44 | Pacific GP starting grid -- Senna on pole | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 16 1994 12:56 | 39 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP starting grid
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Provisional Grid for Sunday's Pacific Grand Prix, round two of the FIA
Formula One World Championship Series:
CAR GRID AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME S. SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- --------- -- -------
1 2 SENNA WIL/REN 1'10.218 1 189.849 km/h
2 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'10.440 1 189.250
3 0 HILL WIL/REN 1'10.771 1 188.365
4 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'11.683 1 185.969
5 28 BERGER FER 1'11.744 1 185.811
6 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'12.351 1 184.252
7 27 LARINI FER 1'12.372 1 184.198
8 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'12.409 1 184.104
9 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'12.444 2 184.015
10 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'12.554 1 183.736
11 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'12.686 1 183.403
12 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM 1'12.751 2 183.239
13 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'12.866 1 182.950
14 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'13.013 1 182.581
15 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'13.016 2 182.574
16 20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'13.111 1 182.336
17 23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'13.529 1 181.300
18 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'13.613 1 181.093
19 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'13.855 1 180.500
20 15 SUZUKI JOR/HA 1'13.932 2 180.312
21 19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'14.101 1 179.900
22 26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'14.106 1 179.888
23 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'14.424 2 179.120
24 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'14.657 1 178.561
25 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'14.748 2 178.343
26 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'16.356 2 174.587
DNQ 34 GACHOT PAC/ILM 1'16.927 1 173.292
DNQ 33 BELMONDO PAC/ILM 1'17.450 2 172.121
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| 25.45 | Pacific GP pole winner's press conference | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 16 1994 12:58 | 121 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP pole press conference
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Transcript of the pole position press conference following final
qualifying for Sunday's Pacific Grand Prix:
POLE WINNER'S PRESS CONFERENCE Aida, Saturday
April 16, 1994
1. A Senna (Williams-Renault), 1m 10.218s
2. M Schumacher (Benetton-Ford), 1m 10.440s
3. D Hill (Williams-Renault), 1m 10.771s
(all three qualifying times from Friday afternoon session)
Q. Ayrton, we noticed that you went out several times in that session.
Why did you do that?
AS: We realized that the circuit had some oil because when the Simtek
driver [D Brabham] spun, he was losing liquid and fluid and he washed
the circuit with it. So when I went out the second time, it was just
to run the tyres for tomorrow. Then we tried again with another set.
But, with the circuit so slippery, there was no way for anybody to
[improve]. However, when I was on my first run, the car felt fine,
engine, everything worked okay. But I really don't know what happened
[when I spun.] It's odd that it happened the same for both of us. But I
really don't understand because the car had one of the best positions at
that point of the corner throughout the weekend. It was disappointing
and frustrating because it looks silly and stupid. I feel very unhappy
about it ... with myself. But [it was] better that it happened today and
not tomorrow.
Q. How do you feel about the race?
AS: We will see. We have a reliable car. This is a difficult circuit for
overtaking, but we have good speed on the straight and should improve
it. It's just a question of fine tuning.
Q. Any trouble with the low speed understeer from Brazil?
AS: We have a different problem in the low speed [corners]. Here [the
problem] is very low speed at several corners. We have to deal with it.
On the other hand, everybody uses a lot of wing, which compensates a
little bit. The surface is smoother than Brazil, too, which helps. The
car is the same, but with different conditions, different tyre compound,
different settings ... inevitably it runs a little bit different. But I
expect to see a very competitive race tomorrow.
Q. Do feel you are more competitive compared to Benetton than you were
in Brazil?
AS: No, I think it is going to be close and tight. It depends on the
whole strategy of the race, on the start and the set-up of our cars.
Q. Michael, you didn't do any flying laps this afternoon. Why not?
MS: When we saw that everyone was going slower than yesterday, we had to
think about a change that we wanted to do. Jos went out quite early, so
we made the change on his car. I just waited then until Jos had finished
his change, to get the answer. I waited until 1:45, but David Brabham
had just gone off the circuit when we decided to go out. So we made the
decision to wait until the end before trying. As soon as I went out I
discovered oil on the circuit, which was very slippery. Maybe there was
some dirt, too, and I just came back in. There was no sense in staying
out, doing nothing and wasting tyres.
Q. Talking of wasting tyres, do you have enough tyres for the race?
MS: You never have enough! We do have the seven sets, and fortunately we
didn't use our tyres very much, so we are in quite a good situation.
Q. How confident are you about the race?
MS: I have to say I feel very confident about our race settings. I
certainly prefer to be second on the grid and maybe first in the race.
But there will certainly be strong competition. I feel that we may be
stronger in the race than we have been in qualifying configuration. It
will be a hard race.
Q. Will it be as difficult to overtake here as you expected?
MS: Even MORE difficult. I see no way to pass somebody who is doing
the same speed, and today I even found it very difficult to pass the
Simtek cars -- even though they are much slower. Everybody is so close
in speed on the straight, and it is impossible to drive close to other
cars through the corners. I hope that all these [slower] people will
watch their mirrors and help us to race confidently.
Q. So pit stops will be of even more tactical importance than usual?
MS: For us, yes. Even in Brazil, although I was quicker [over the
lap] than Ayrton, I wouldn't have had the chance to pass him [from
behind] because he was so much quicker on the straights. Pit stops and
strategies will therefore be important for tomorrow.
Q. Damon, you set the fastest time this afternoon. Did you think you
could go faster than yesterday?
DH: I had lost the entire morning session, so I just wanted to get
some laps in today. I thought it was unlikely that I would improve on
yesterday's time, but I wanted to know how close I could get. My third
run was my first really fast laps of the day, so it was little untidy.
On the second run I thought I would take things more [cautiously] -- and
I spun! That was a bit worrying.
Q. Why did you and Ayrton spin in exactly the same place?
DH: I don't know! I hope it's just coincidence because we have to go
round that corner more than 80 times tomorrow. That was the first time
I have spun for a long time! The last time, I think, was at Imola --
because of a sticking throttle. It's a bit disappointing ... but of
course it was only a half spin.
Q. What was the cause of the nasty noise that we heard from your
transmission this morning?
DH: I don't know exactly, except that it was something wrong inside the
differential. When the mechanics pulled it apart it seemed to be OK, so
that kept us wondering. Once the rear of the car had been taken off I
had lost the morning session.
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| 25.46 | Team quotes after Saturday qualifying at Pacific GP | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 16 1994 12:59 | 291 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Saturday qualifying
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Quotes from teams following Saturday's final qualifying for Sunday's
Pacific Grand Prix, round 2 of the FIA Formula One World Championship series:
Rothmans WILLIAMS Renault
Ayrton Senna will start the Pacific Grand Prix from pole position, while
his Williams-Renault team mate, Damon Hill, is in third place. Their
quickest times are those from friday with both drivers spinning exactely
the same place in final qualifying.
HILL : "I had a lost the morning session so I just wanted to get some
laps in today and I thought I was unlikely to improve on yesterday but
I wanted to know how close I could get. On my second run I thought I
would takeit a bit easier and I spun so that was a bit worrying. I hope
there is some coincidence why we spun on the same corner as we have
got to go round there eighty odd times tomorrow. This morning I am not
entirely sure what happened but I think it was something to do with the
differential"...
SENNA : "When I was on my first run the car felt fine, the engine,
everything worked ok, it was a reasonable lap, the grip was good but
I don't really don't know what happened to be honest. It is odd it
happened the same for both of us and I really don't under- stand because
the car was nice. It was disappointing and frustrating but it was better
to happen today and not tomorrow"...
MARLBORO McLAREN PEUGEOT
The Marlboro McLaren Peugeot team decided to opt for strategy of
conservation of resources so neither driver went on track this
afternoon... Mika's fourth and Martin's six place on the grid are
unchanged for tomorrow's race.
HAKKINEN : "It was an interesting experience to watch the monitors and
see how the other drivers approached this race track... We adopted a
different strategy and stayed in the pits".
BRUNDLE : "The car felt very balanced this morning so we decided to save
tyres in the afternoon"...
JABOUILLE : "Today, in the second Grand Prix of the season we are 4th
and 6th... These are positions we should have in Brazil which place
us in the higher reaches of the sport and ones that still leave room
for improvement. We have spent the last two days without any engine
problem: these were identical spec to the ones used in Brazil. We are
very statisfied with our performance".
DENNIS : "This practice sees McLaren enter the area of environmental
conservation, we're saving rubber".
Scuderia Ferrari
TECHNICAL REPORT
Neither Gerhard Berger nor Nicola Larini, nor in fact the majority
of drivers, improved on yesterday's times during the second day of
qualifying for the Pacific GP. Therefore tomorrow both Ferraris will
start from the same positions they were in yesterday; fifth for the
Austrian and seventh for the Italian. In Berger's case it was simply
the track conditions that prevented him from improving. Larini was very
confident after his good fourth position in the morning session during
which he used just one set of tyres. But Nicola was hit from behind
by Ukyo Katayama in the Tyrrell, just after he had exited the pits.
He suffered a broken wishbone on the right rear suspension but more
seriously, irreperable damage to the differential.
JEAN TODT
I am very disappointed for Nicola. Katayama destroyed any chance he
had of improving on his time from yesterday. Tomorrow's race will be a
long one and I just hope to see both Ferraris score world championship
points.
GERHARD BERGER
I haven't got much to say. I had reserved four sets of new tyres to have
a better chance of improving but the track conditions would not allow
it. It was much too hot compared to yesterday, and at the end the track
was awash with oil. At least I managed to scrub in new tyres for the
race and try some set-up changes. Fifth place on the grid is pretty much
where I expected to be. The basic problems with the 412 T1 are still the
same and it will be a hard race tomorrow.
NICOLA LARINI
We made good progress this morning and I was confident that I could go
quicker than yesterday. Unfortunately Katayama ruined everything. I saw
him coming in my mirrors and moved over to let him through. I don't know
how, but he hit me hard from behind. It seemed that the only damage
done was to the suspension, but when I left the pits after the repair
the differential suddenly broke and I came back with drive to the left
wheel only. When I met Katayama in the stewards office he apologised and
there is no problem between us. But the fact remains that he spoilt my
chances. I hope everything will come good tomorrow. My aim tomorrow is
to score my first world championship points of my Formula 1 career in a
Ferrari.
Mild Seven - BENETTON FORD 1994 Pacific Grand Prix
SCHUMACHER : "Unfortunately, the track condition meant we did not have
the exciting final qualifying we had all hoped for. I waited until near
the end in the hope that the track would be faster and when I finally
went out the track was covered in oil so there was no point in even
trying to go quicker. A pity, because we had improved the set up even
further. But at least I am starting from the front row of the grid,the
gap from Senna is smaller than for the Brazilian Grand Prix and I am
looking to tomorrow because we found a good race set up this morning".
VERSTAPPEN : "We improved the car this morning but when out on my first
qualifying run, there was a problem with the gearbox and I came back to
the pits after one lap. When that was sorted out, the car felt better,
although it was not behaving particulary well on the slow corners".
Jim BRETT (Cosworth Engineering) : "Apart a small electronic problem
on the telemetry read out this morning, we have had three good days of
running and hope to continue this for the race"...
TYRRELL
BLUNDELL : "I am happy to have improved my qualifying time as we are one
of the few teams to have gone quicker. I would have liked to have been
higher up the grid but we have worked on the race set-up and I think
tomorrow's race should be good for us . It's going to be a long and hard
event"...
Ukyo Katayama's day started badly when a spin in this morning's first
practice session left his car stranded out on the track. Then, shortly
after the start of qualifying he was involved in a collision with the
Ferrari driven by Nicola Larini.
KATAYAMA : "I would have liked to have gone quicker today, but the
conditions were not very good and also the collision with Larini ruined
one of my runs. I was trying hard but Larini did not leave me enough
room and so we touched. The stewartds have decided that no one was to
blame".
Harvey POSTLETHWAITE : "We have made progress with Mark's car and gone a
little quicker and that's good because the session was slower and very
few cars improved their times. We will now concentrate on preparing the
cars for what is going to be a very difficult race".
ARROWS Information
FITTIPALDI : "We had a lot of problems yesterday and we didn't really
put the package together. Today we made slight changes and the car was
better but it was just a pity that the track was slower. We have no
mechanical problems it was just the level of griop was much lower today
in comparaison to yesterday"...
MORBIDELLI : "I made a good time on the first set, but because I had a
little traction problem we change the front and rear bars... It was not
the best solution and we went the wrong way. It was unfortunate that
we were slightly delayed this morning in that we had problem with the
hydraulic pump actuator and that cost us time in setting up the car but
otherwise I'm quite happy".
Jacky OLIVER : "It was a very good effort and I'm very pleased. The
engineers did a good job sorting the cars out that Christian could set
third fastest time this afternoon. That indicates that we have a Top Six
runner which I find very encouraging".
Team LOTUS MUGEN Honda
HERBERT : "The balance of my car was a little bit better this after-
noon but overall the level of grip was still very low. Just after I went
out for my second run somebody put some oil down the track, which in any
case was around two or three tenths of a second slower today due to the
higher temperature so I'm just grateful that I was one of the few who
was able to improve".
LAMY : "The set up wasn't right on my car for the first run and when we
had dialled it in better for the second the track was oily so I wasn't
able to improve on yesterday's time".
Peter COLLINS : "We have always said that the 107C is an interim car
and I'm sure that its inadeqacies are all too familiar to everyone...
But there are no shortcuts to achieve what we want in our development
programme for the new 109"...
SASOL - JORDAN
BARRICHELLO : "I went out once but it was too hot and I did some
mistakes on the lap as well. I don't think I could have beaten my time
anyway so we decided to stay in the garage and save the tyres. I think
that tyres will be the most important thing for the race tomorrow if
the weather stay like this. The track is quite abrasive and in these
temperatures I think they will go off quite quickely. I think we have a
good chance for the race, better than ever. We are just two positions
away from the points and if the car is reliable it should be a good day
tomorrow"...
SUZUKI : "Like the previous days it was coming better and better for
me as the day went on but it was maybe one day too late. The way the
conditions were it was very difficult to improve my time and my position
on the grid. I am looking forward to tomorrow. I've enjoy myself so far,
the team have all been very friendly to me and it's nice to be back in
the paddock. Now the most important think is to finish the race"...
TOURTEL LARROUSSE F1
COMAS : "I am disappointed to be on 8th row after my 3rd best time of
yesterday free practice. I still don(t understand why I couldn't be able
to improve this performance. I think it was a problem with tyres, today
it was not possible to improve because of the slippy track".
BERETTA : "Despite a slower track I improve my friday time so I am
happy with mycar. My aim for the race will be a good start and reaching
the final lap because it will be a hard day's race (!) with plenty of
surprises near the end"...
Gerard LARROUSSE : "We still discover the set up of the car... It's
a shame that we couldn't refind its efficacity of friday. We have to
fiund a good compromise of balance for the race, which will made us able
to come back on the leaders. The strategy will be very important with
perhaps three pit-stops"...
MINARDI - SCUDERIA ITALIA
On the second qualifying session Alboreto and Martini was respectively
at the 15th and 17th place on the starting grid.
ALBORETO : "I am quite happy as it has been a hard task to improved my
position. The track was quite slower than yesterday. Perhaps I could
have done something even better but someone left some dirt on the
track"...
MARTINI : "My engine was not what I call brillant and my car was still
slightly skating so I got back to the pits. We sorted out the second
problem but when I got back I've found oil and dirt on the track"...
Gian Carlo MINARDI : "The result of the free practice had left me
confident on the second official session. Although the condition of the
track didn't allowed us to seek a better performance I am glad that at
least Michele as improved his position. Overall I frankly regret that
trivial problem prevented us from getting the best from our cars"...
Broker Sauber Mercedes
WENDLINGER : "After the problems I had yesterday I tried almost
everything today. I used the T-Car and worked a lot on the set-up
without success. Maybe I was just not fast enough today ! The problem
are still the same: poor grip on the rear. It was impossible to
accelerate quickly out of slow corners. To make matter worse I was
forced to interrupt several flying laps because there was oil on the
track. It's frustrating to be 19th on the grid especially on a track
where it is almost impossible to overtake".
FRENTZEN : "I used three sets of tyres today and set more or less the
same times with all of them. I decided to run more downforce which
improved the car especially in the slow part of the circuit, unfor-
tunately the track was slower today so I couldn't profit from this. At
least it's good to know that we were able to improve the car since I'm
sure this will help me during the race. I'm not going to attack, my goal
is to finish the race".
Peter SAUBER : "Even the total commitment of the two drivers wasn't
enough to improve our situation because of the slow track which means
that they stand in quite usual starting positions. The only opportu-
nity to do something will be the race".
PACIFIC GRAND PRIX (TEAM)
Again both drivers were plagued with problems throughout the day despite
Paul's gesture of goodwill allowing Bertrand to use his car in the
final seconds of qualifying. This morning Paul suffred a top end engine
failure similar to Bertrand's yesterday. A stone picked up on Bertrand's
car which snapped the oil pump belt, the engine appeared to be ok for
this afternoon session but sadly this was not the case
PAUL : "Being one of the seven drivers to go quicker today is good but
not enought to get onto the grid. I realised there were a few minutes
left after my time so I felt Bertrand should be given a chance to
represent the team. We know we are areas for improvement but our engine
problems have not helped over the last couple of days"...
BERTRAND : "We have had so many problems and we know what we have to
do but what Paul did for me today shows true team spirit. I have great
respect for him as a man and a driver".
KEITH : "In some ways this has been disappointing day for me, for
the first time in ten years of Pacific's history we have failed to
qualify... but I receive a call from my girlfriend telling she was going
into labour so at least something good will come out this weekend. But I
tell you that giving birth to new F1 team is just as difficult !"...
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| 25.47 | Ferrari press release -- Alesi to miss San Marino GP | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 16 1994 13:00 | 19 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Ferrari press release on Alesi
April 16, 1994 --
Jean Alesi was examined yesterday by Prof. Gerard Saillant at La Pitie
Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. This most recent examination and X-rays
show that Alesi is recovering very well from the injuries that he
suffered from his accident March 30 at Mugello.
But Prof. Saillant has advised the Ferrari driver not to take part
in the San Marino Grand Prix (May 1) to avoid the risk of further
complications.
Ferrari deeply regrets that Alesi will not be able to compete in the
next Grand Prix but is pleased to be able to rely, once again, on the
professionalism of Nicola Larini.
Alesi will undergo another examination on April 29.
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| 25.48 | driver interviews after Saturday qualifying | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Apr 17 1994 13:27 | 111 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Saturday qualifying interviews
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Transcript of a press conference with six selected drivers after final
qualifying for Sunday's Pacific Grand Prix, round two of the FIA Formula
One World Championship Series:
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SIX SELECTED DRIVERS
Michele Alboreto, Martin Brndle, Ukyo Katayama, Nicola Larini, Michael
Schumacher and Ayrton Senna
MB: I am happy with the circuit. It's quite technical, but rather small
and without many overtaking places. The organisation is good, as we have
come to expect in Japan.
MS: The [lack of overtaking places] is the only point where the circuit
is not 100 per cent right. If we do have same-speed cars I don't see any
overtaking possibilities. Once we start lapping the backmarkers, if they
don't watch for us it will be very difficult.
UK: It is like a go-kart circuit: very technical. Schumacher can use his
go-kart technique. I am going to talk to him about it later ...
MA: The organisation is good. Today the track was more slipery than
yesterday. And I agree that there are not too many places to overtake.
AS: When I arrived here and looked around, it didn't look as bad as
people had said. After having driven here, it is challenging. Not too
bumpy. But the main characteristic are what you expect from a low speed
circuit: it is tricky to drive here without traction control. There is
one good straight. The facilities are good for the mechanics to work and
I have nothing [to say] against it.
Q. Martin, tell us what happened after the Brazil accident.
MB: I had two difficult weeks where I was concussed and really not
making even as much sense as normal. So I just had to rest for two weeks
just before coming out here. It was a pity because I need some time in
the car. I feel fine, now.
Q. Do you prefer racing under the new regulations?
MB: The cars are much more challenging to drive, and I think it's a step
forward. It has closed the field up ad it is better racing. It was easy
with traction control because you could just hit the floor with the
throttle and look down the track.
MS: I agree. The drivers [have] become more important again.
UK: With the new regulations, my ['94 Tyrrell] is very similar to the
car I raced last year. So I can't say about the new regulations. But
with refuelling I lost 52 seconds in Brazil!
MA: It will be better for the drivers, a bit more fun, especially for
people like me who didn't have active suspension. It is closer now, and
the racing is better because you can see harder fighting.
Q. Nicola, you spent a lot of time testing the active. Which do you
prefer -- active or passive suspension?
NL: I prefer a car without active. In testing it was dangerous, because
[of the risks of] trying a new solution.] I also prefer it without
traction control.
AS: When the active suspension was working well, the cars were much
easier to drive and to control. Now it is much more difficult. I am
not so sure about the refuelling. So far it has been no problem. But
it could be sme problem [in the future.] And when the problem comes,
people will start saying 'we said it was a dangerous thing ... it should
not have been brought back to F1.' But as for the rest of the '[rule
changes] I think it is more challenging for a driver, particularly in
the rain. Then it is going to be real challenging.
Q. What diference will refuelling make to driving technique?
AS: When you had 200 litres of in the fuel tank, you had to monitor [the
situation] much more, so as not to compromise your performance. Now
that we are running much lighter, and for shorter runs, it is more [a
matter] of just closing your eyes and going for it. You don't have to
bother if the tyres are being hurt. That takes away some of the driving
experience and the technique of monitoring tyre wear. In this respect,
also I question a little bit the refuelling and whether or not it helps
the driver.
Q. Nicola, how is it to come back to F1 after being away for three
years?
NL: For me it is normal. I have got used to changing from my DTM touring
car and then driving a test with Ferrari on the next day. After Alesi's
accident Mr Todt explained to me what he wanted. But it is normal for
me, because I am the third driver on the team.
Q. At the start of the season, most of you had certain expectations
about F1 in 1994. How has it been so far?
MA: After being with the Scuderia Italia Lola last year, everything
should be better! Although we have had to start with the old car,
Minardi is a good team, well organised and we have a good development
programme. I am quite happy where I am, and my expectation is to get
some points. We have a lot of improvements to make in the car.
UK: When I shook down our new Tyrrell, I could feel a 100 per cent
difference from last year's car. I felt that this year would be MUCH
better than last year, although we must make more effort.
AS: My start was great, wasn't it? What can I say? I was clearly
expecting to do a lot better than I did in Brazil, but it didn't work
out. But that was only one race. I need a few races before being able to
say I am fulfilling my expectations. And we are not there yet.
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| 25.49 | Sunday morning warmup report | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Apr 17 1994 13:29 | 55 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Sunday warmup report
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Sunday morning news report for Sunday's Pacific Grand Prix, round two of
the FIA Formula One World Championship Series:
Williams-Renault strong in race trim.
Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill each set impressive times for the
Williams-Renault team during this morning's pre-race warm-up, the team
experimenting with different ride heights after both drivers spun on the
same corner yesterday. Senna also ran his spare car, the two drivers
almost a second faster than their rivals.
Berger third.
"We still have the same problems as before, so I guess the time is
pretty good, but tyre wear is going to be a problem in the race" said
Gerhard Berger, third fastest for Ferrari this morning, Berger using
both his race and spare chassis. Nicola Larini was back in twelfth
place, troubled by incorrect tyre pressures.
Wendlinger mystery.
After three days of struggling with no grip and poor handling, Karl
Wendlinger was suddenly fourth fastest in the warm up and just as
mystified why his Sauber was feeling so much better today. He was half
a second faster than his team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen who ran an extra
lap of practice by mistake.
Schumacher fifth , but no problems.
Michael Schumacher did not better fifth fastest in the warm-up, the
German happy with his car's performance, while his team mate was back in
19th place running only 3 laps to check that his car was OK.
Marlboro-McLaren waiting on tyres.
Having saved several new sets of tyres in practice, the Marlboro-
McLaren drivers will now be able to make last minute changes of compound
with Goodyear for the tyres they think that will be best suited to the
race conditions. This morning they ran race fuel loads to better gauge
tyre wear.
In brief.... Ukyo Katayama stopped his Tyrrell on the track with blown
engine , the team yet to decide if they will fit a fresh one to his race
chassis or if he will race the spare car. Marc Blundell was happy with
his sixth time in the cooler weather, but a trip across a kerb meant
that he had to replace the undertray during the session.
Eric Bernard spun his Ligier and Roland Ratzenberger the Simtek because
of the oil dropped by Katayama's Tyrrell. Morbidelli had more problems
with an electrical misfire this morning, Michele Alboreto worried about
his car's tyre wear.
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| 25.50 | Results of the Pacific GP | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 18 1994 07:43 | 121 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP Results
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Results of the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix on the TI Circuit, second round
of the FIA Formula One World Championship Series:
CAR AVERAGE
POS. NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME/DIST. SPEED
---- --- ------ --------------- ------------- -------
1 5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1:46'01.63 173.925 km/h
2 28 BERGER FER 1'15.300 171.890
3 14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1 LAP 171.401
4 9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1 LAP 170.307
5 30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1 LAP 170.032
6 20 COMAS LAR/FO 3 LAPS 167.561
7 12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 3 LAPS 165.968
8 11 LAMY LOT/MUG 4 LAPS 164.809
9 26 PANIS LIG/REN 5 LAPS 163.189
10 25 BERNARD LIG/REN 5 LAPS 162.638
11 32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 5 LAPS 161.913
RET 10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO ON LAP 70 170.682
RET 29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER ON LAP 70 169.237
RET 24 ALBORETO MIN/FO ON LAP 70 169.220
RET 8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU ON LAP 68 172.143
RET 23 MARTINI MIN/FO ON LAP 64 169.196
RET 6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO ON LAP 55 171.293
RET 0 HILL WIL/REN ON LAP 50 173.347
RET 15 SUZUKI JOR/HA ON LAP 45 168.811
RET 3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM ON LAP 43 168.388
RET 7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU ON LAP 20 171.478
RET 19 BERETTA LAR/FO ON LAP 15 167.692
RET 31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO ON LAP 3 148.898
RET 2 SENNA WIL/REN ON LAP 1 .000
RET 4 BLUNDELL TYR/YAM ON LAP 1 .000
RET 27 LARINI FER ON LAP 1 .000
Best Laps
CAR BEST LAP AVERAGE
NO. DRIVER CAR DESCRIPTION TIME LAP SPEED
--- ------ --------------- --------- --- -------
5 SCHUMACHER BEN/FO 1'14.023 10 180.090 km/h
0 HILL WIL/REN 1'14.348 ** 179.303
8 BRUNDLE MCL/PEU 1'14.684 54 178.496
7 HAKKINEN MCL/PEU 1'14.697 8 178.465
6 VERSTAPPEN BEN/FO 1'15.257 49 177.137
9 FITTIPALDI FOO/FO 1'15.884 26 175.673
28 BERGER FER 1'15.931 24 175.565
24 ALBORETO MIN/FO 1'15.994 44 175.419
14 BARRICHELLO JOR/HA 1'16.061 64 175.265
20 COMAS LAR/FO 1'16.120 3 175.129
30 FRENTZEN SAU/MER 1'16.239 51 174.855
10 MORBIDELLI FOO/FO 1'16.304 32 174.706
3 KATAYAMA TYR/YAM 1'16.482 40 174.300
23 MARTINI MIN/FO 1'16.639 56 173.943
29 WENDLINGER SAU/MER 1'16.651 27 173.916
26 PANIS LIG/REN 1'16.795 2 173.589
15 SUZUKI JOR/HA 1'17.015 32 173.094
25 BERNARD LIG/REN 1'17.390 45 172.255
12 HERBERT LOT/MUG 1'17.775 29 171.402
19 BERETTA LAR/FO 1'17.880 9 171.171
11 LAMY LOT/MUG 1'18.527 12 169.761
32 RATZENBERGER SIMT/FO 1'19.248 9 168.216
31 BRABHAM SIMT/FO 1'19.401 2 167.892
1994 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING
POSITON
POS. DRIVER PTS W 2 3 4 5 6 GP
---- ------ ----- ---------------- --
1 SCHUMACHER (GER) 20.00 2 - - - - - 2
2 BARRICHELLO (BRA) 7.00 - - 1 1 - - 2
3 G.BERGER (AUT) 6.00 - 1 - - - - 2
D.HILL (GB) 6.00 - 1 - - - - 2
5 ALESI (FRA) 4.00 - - 1 - - - 1
6 C.FITTIPALDI (BRA) 3.00 - - - 1 - - 2
7 KATAYAMA (JAP) 2.00 - - - - 1 - 2
FRENTZEN (GER) 2.00 - - - - 1 - 2
9 COMAS (FRA) 1.00 - - - - - 1 2
WENDLINGER (AUT) 1.00 - - - - - 1 2
11 ALBORETO (ITA) .00 - - - - - - 2
BERNARD (FRA) .00 - - - - - - 2
BLUNDELL (GB) .00 - - - - - - 2
D.BRABHAM (AUS) .00 - - - - - - 2
BRUNDLE (GB) .00 - - - - - - 2
HAKKINEN (FIN) .00 - - - - - - 2
HERBERT (GB) .00 - - - - - - 2
MARTINI (ITA) .00 - - - - - - 2
MORBIDELLI (ITA) .00 - - - - - - 2
SENNA (BRA) .00 - - - - - - 2
LAMY (POR) .00 - - - - - - 2
VERSTAPPEN (NL) .00 - - - - - - 2
BERETTA (FRA) .00 - - - - - - 2
PANIS (FRA) .00 - - - - - - 2
GACHOT (BEL) .00 - - - - - - 1
LARINI (ITA) .00 - - - - - - 1
A.SUZUKI (JAP) .00 - - - - - - 1
IRVINE (IRL) .00 - - - - - - 1
RATZENBERGER (AUT) .00 - - - - - - 1
BELMONDO (FRA) .00 - - - - - - 0
1994 MAKES' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING
POSITION
POS. MAKE PTS W 2 3 4 5 6
---- ---- ----- ----------------------
1 BENETTON 20.00 2 - - - - -
2 FERRARI 10.00 - 1 1 - - -
3 JORDAN 7.00 - - 1 1 - -
4 WILLIAMS 6.00 - 1 - - - -
5 FOOTWORK 3.00 - - - 1 - -
6 SAUBER 3.00 - - - - 1 1
7 TYRRELL 2.00 - - - - 1 -
8 LARROUSSE 1.00 - - - - - 1
9 LIGIER .00 - - - - - -
LOTUS .00 - - - - - -
MARLBORO MCLAREN .00 - - - - - -
MINARDI .00 - - - - - -
PACIFIC .00 - - - - - -
SIMTEK .00 - - - - - -
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| 25.51 | | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 18 1994 08:04 | 57 |
| From: [email protected] (AP)
Subject: German Driver Wins Pacific GP
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 94 11:20:09 PDT
AIDA, Japan (AP) -- German Michael Schumacher is perfect this
year on the Formula One circuit. But even after Sunday's easy
victory in the Pacific Grand Prix, he still sees himself as an
underdog.
``I thought we would have a pretty good chance here,'' the
25-year-old driver for Benetton-Ford said after his second victory
in as many starts. ``But when we get back to Europe, then I think
we will have a more difficult game.''
Schumacher was one of the few drivers on the inaugural Pacific
Grand Prix's challenging T-1 Circuit who didn't have a hard time
reaching the finish line.
Of 26 starters, only 11 completed the race, which grew
increasingly treacherous as spins and blown engines splattered the
curves with oil.
One of the early casualties of the 2.3 mile T-I track's twists
was pole sitter Ayrton Senna, whose fortunes this season seem as
bad as Schumacher's are good.
The second-place finisher, Ferrari's Gerhard Berger of Austria,
was nearly a lap behind Schumacher, who completed the 83-lap race
in 1 hour, 46 minutes at an average speed of 108.69 mph. Third was
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, driving for Jordan-Hart. He was one
lap back.
Brazilian Senna, the three-time Formula One champion, racing
with a new team -- Williams-Renault -- after two disappointing
seasons, was in the driver's seat for only a few seconds before
spinning out on the initial curve.
A spin two-thirds of the way into the season opener last month
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, ruined Senna's debut with Williams and
allowed Schumacher to win that race, too.
``It was a fantastic feeling,'' Schumacher said when Senna was
eliminated. ``I knew Ayrton was the only competitor I had to fight
against. And when Ayrton went off, I knew that I could take it
easy.''
His job was made even easier when Senna's British teammate,
Damon Hill, pulled out of the race in the 49th lap and
McLaren-Peugeot's Martin Brundle in the 67th. Ferrari's Jean Alesi,
third in Brazil, is injured and did not start Sunday.
Schumacher said, however, that he does not expect the rest of
the year to be as easy as the first two races.
``I believe the Imola circuit will be where the Williams team
will be able to show their potential,'' he said. ``In Imola, it
will be much more difficult.''
The Imola race, in San Marino, is scheduled for May 1.
Organizers said they were happy with the size of the crowds that
have descended on the small farming town of Aida in the western
Japan mountains.
The crowd Sunday was 55,000. The total number of spectators
since practice began Thursday was 97,430, all of whom had to be
bused in because of the narrow roads leading to the track.
The addition of Aida this year means Formula One will be coming
to Japan for two of its 16 races. The Japanese Grand Prix, which
Senna won last year and in 1988, is to be held in Suzuka in late
October.
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| 25.52 | Pacific GP Winner's press conference | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 18 1994 08:06 | 132 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP post-race press conference
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
GRAND PRIX WINNERS' PRESS CONFERENCE
Aida, Sunday April 17, 1994
1. M Schumacher (Benetton-Ford)
2. G Berger (Ferrari), 75.3 seconds behind
3. R Barrichello (Jordan-Hart), 1 lap behind
Q. Congratulations on two wins in two GPs, Michael. You obviously had
your car nicely set up ...
MS: This is a circuit where I don't believe you can overtake unless you
are much quicker [on the straight]. We couldn't find a good lap time
with low wing, so that's why we kept the downforce. We know that the
Williams drivers went for lower downforce, to make up for speed on the
straight. We looked in a different direction, and as you saw it paid
off.
Q. Do you think you could still have won if Senna had been racing?
MS: Williams is a strong competitor, but I don't think there was very
much difference between Senna and Hill this weekend. So I would say we
had a fair chance to win this race anyway, because we were quicker just
in qualifying configuration. We don't have any special engines or any
extra power for qualifying, and actually we were a bit unlucky yesterday
because we couldn't find any extra time on our second set of tyres. We
actually lost quite a lot. That was the reason why we couldn't try for
pole. But I like this situation of being 2nd in qualifying and 1st in
the race!
Q. Michael, how well did you start compared with Ayrton?
MS: I could see that I had passed him! The initial start was the same
for both of us, but then he probably got too much wheelspin while I
managed to get close enough to him to outbrake him into the first
corner. It was a fantastic feeling, especially after Brazil where my
start was not as good as I wanted to make it. This weekend I did some
practice starts, and this paid off. When I saw [in my mirror] what was
going on [at the first corner] I was worried that somebody might hit
Ayrton's car, which would have meant a re-start. But there were no red
flags ... so it was a nice feeling for me.
Q. Imola is a power circuit. Can you make it three?
MS: Like Ferrari, the Williams-Renaults have a power advantage over us
and I believe that Imola is the circuit where they will be able to show
their potential. We will be in Europe now, which gives us a chance to
do some testing and I think that Imola will be a lot more difficult for
us. I still think that over the whole season, unless they have failures,
the Williams is the car which has the best possibility of winning the
championship.
Q. Gerhard, apart from a battle with Damon, you had a lonely race ...
GB: Yes, it was long. But not far [behind me] there was always some
pressure from Brundle and Barrichello. For the first three-quarters of
the race I had always to push really hard because it was not easy. I had
to be very careful because my car is using the rear tyres more than the
other cars. When I was under pressure, I just pushed a bit to show them
that I could do it. But then I would slack off for two or three laps to
save tyres. I really did a lot of strategy in the race. The team did two
very good pitstops and it went perfect. The last third of the race was a
bit easier.
Q. You had handling problems at Interlagos. Did you have them here?
GB: I did have big handling problems. Our car is very difficult to drive
and I found the set up here that got the best from the car as it is
right now. But still the car is not quick enough. To fight with Michael
or the Williams is just impossible.
Q. Will you have modifications for Imola?
GB: We need them because we are not really moving forward. But on the
other side I am really happy because the team is working hard. There
is a lot of pressure on us because we want to be further ahead than we
are at the moment. So the result helps us a lot to give the people ...
extra motivation. We start Tuesday testing in Italy, so I am jumping in
the plane now with the engineers. We will be testing all week. If we can
come home with a result like this, at least it gives the people some
motivation and some hope.
Q. What is the basic problem with the car?
RB: If I knew what it was, I could fix it! It is not aerodynamic, but I
don't want to say too much about it. We have a problem in the rear end.
In low speed corners we don't get any grip in the rear end, whatever we
do. We know this from when we started to test the car, but we couldn't
do anything about it.
GB: We need them because we are not really moving forward. But on the
other side I am really happy because the team is working hard. There
is a lot of pressure on us because we want to be further ahead than we
are at the moment. So the result helps us a lot to give the people ...
extra motivation. We start Tuesday testing in Italy, so I am jumping in
the plane now with the engineers. We will be testing all week. If we can
come home with a result like this, at least it gives the people some
motivation and some hope.
Q. What is the basic problem with the car?
GB: If I knew what it was, I could fix it! It is not aerodynamic, but I
don't want to say too much about it. We have a problem in the rear end.
In low speed corners we don't get any grip in the rear end, whatever we
do. We know this from when we started to test the car, but we couldn't
do anything about it.
Q. Rubens, you started on the harder 'B' compound. Why?
RB: Well, this morning the difference between the 'C' compound and
the 'B' was only 0.3 second -- with the 'C' quicker. But the car was
getting away from me [with the 'C'], so that was not the right choice.
In qualifying I had kept two brand new sets [of the 'B'], to see what
they were like. We decided to go for the 'B' tyres and then leave it
until the last 20 laps before going to the 'C's.' And it worked out
alright.
Q. Were you a bit disappointed not to have beaten Gerhard?
RB: We were together at the beginning of the race, but then I lost a bit
of time fighting with Brundle. We did a good [first] pit stop and I was
running well, but then when I came into the pits for the second stop
and pressed the 'neutral' button [on the gearbox], the engine died. I
couldn't do anything! When I [got back into the race and] saw that I was
4th, I could have cried. I thought there was no way [to get back] after
falling from 2nd place to 4th. But when I saw that I was 3rd again, I
was just trying to finish the race. I had a small gearbox problem, so I
decided to settle down and just finish the race.
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| 25.53 | Pacific GP post-race team quotes | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 18 1994 08:07 | 284 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Pacific GP team quotes
AIDA, JAPAN - (Courtesy Marlboro Sports Data System)
Team Quotes following the Pacific Grand Prix, round two of the FIA
Formula One World Championship series:
MARLBORO McLAREN - PEUGEOT
HAKKINEN : The problem started during the pit stop, when I noticed the
hydraulic pressure drop significantly which caused the engine to stall.
Then, after I went out, the pressure kept dropping and I couldn't use
the gear properly. The start was a good one. It's a pity I touched
Ayrton, but he braked late, as did Michael in front of him. I couldn't
avoid him."
BRUNDLE : "A very impressive performance by the team. This is a new
engine, in only its second race and for 70 laps or so it ran very well.
I was potentially on the podium and that would have been the just reward
for the great work the team did this weekend. We deserved it.
JABOUILLE : "The race performance was a lot closer to the leading cars
than it was during qualifying. But we had problems on Mika's car while
much later Martin's car had an overheating problem which was partly
caused by a piece of plastic which blocked the left radiator."
DENNIS : "Mika had a hydraulic system failure while Martin had a problem
with the car's cooling system which led to engine failure. The general
competitiveness of the car has been significantly improved. We're
obviously moving in the right direction."
ROTHMANS WILLIAMS - RENAULT
It was a disappointing Grand Prix for the Williams-Renault team with
Ayrton Senna retiring on the first corner after being pushed off by Mika
Hakkinen. Damon Hill stopped on lap 50 after losing the drive to his
rear wheels.
SENNA : "It was a normal start but I didn't get a brilliant one. I had
too much wheelspin so Michael took the lead. On the first corner we were
close together and it was possible to try an overtaking manoeuvre, but
that would be risky, so I decided to stay second and be safe. Then when
I was into the corner, Mika came from behind hit me and I was out... As
a consequence other cars spun and then Larini came and hit me... I was
out of the race"...
HILL : "I was exiting one of the corners round the back of the pits and
I lost drive... I think it's a gearbox problem. I had a poor start so I
was anxious to get ahead of Hakkinen, not to let Michael get away, and I
tried to go up the inside at a particularly difficult place. He closed
the door on me, put me on a kerb and I spun off. I was pushing to try
and close the gap with Michael but it was an uphill battle as I had to
try and work my way through traffic"...
MILD SEVEN BENETTON - FORD
Michael SCHUMACHER (winner): "I think we were a bit unlucky not to get
the pole position but I knew that our race set up was good. Obviously
the start was going to be crucial. I had done all I could to make sure
the track was as clean as possible even though I starting from the dirty
side. I manage to outbrake Senna into the first corner and then I looked
in my mirror and saw that he was off the road. I was worried that they
would stop the race and I must admit to being relived when I saw no red
flags at the end of the first lap. I knew we had a very good chance of
winning not just because our main competitor had been eliminated but
because the Benetton Ford is really, really good".
VERSTAPPEN (retired): "After about 20 laps I had a problem when changing
down, the rear wheels were locking and it was difficult to hold the
car. My first pit-stop was fine but the circuit become more and more
slippery. After my second stop I came out on fresh tyres, locked the
rear wheels going into the first corner and spun off".
BRIATORE : "Michael's race was perfect. When Senna went out the only
problem would be dealing with the team managers. The Ford engine was
fantastic and the team worked brilliantely all the weekend particulary
during the pit stops. When everything goes well you have to win. It's a
pity Jos went off but he had a problem and was then caught out by cold
tyres... It's all part of the learning experience he needs".
Jim BRETT (Cosworth engineering) : "We are delighted to have been
able to help Michael win his second race of the year. Although we are
disappointed for Jos, we coulodn't have asked for a better start to the
season particularly with a new design of engine"
TYRRELL - YAMAHA F1
Disappointment for Tyrrell as Blundell and Katayama retire
Neither Mark Blundell nor Ukyo katayama finished today's Pacific GP, the
former falling victim to a first corner collision and the later pulling
off the circuit on lap 44 with an engine problem.
Starting from 12th position on the grid, Blundell had been hopeful of a
strong performance but when he slowed to avoid the first corner accident
involving Senna and Larini, his Tyrrell-Yamaha was hit from behind by
one of the Larrousse.
BLUNDELL : "What can I say ? I intended to stay of trouble on the
opening laps and had everything under control when I slowed to avoid the
problems at the first corner. Then I felt the car being hit from behind
and after that tere's nothing I could do"...
Ukyo Katayama drove strongly, running in 11th position until making his
first pit stop on lap 17. But shortly after a second pit stop on lap 38
he was forced to retire when the engine stopped.
KATAYAMA: "Before my first pit stop the engine had started to misfire
slightly and I also notice that the car was a little slow on the
straight. I was hopping to finish but then the car finally stopped.
Naturally I am disappointed not to finish a Grand Prix in my home
country but I am sure we will go better in Imola".
POSTLETHWAITE : "Mark unfortunately become involved in someone else's
accident and was unable to restart. As regards Ukyo, the reason he
stopped is because of a problem affecting the engine. We have to look
forward to a better race in Imola"...
ARROWS :
FITTIPALDI : "I'm delighted to finish fourth, it's a great result for
the whole team, but it wasn't easy. I could keep up with the others
every time I put fresh tyres for about 5 or 6laps and I even gained on
Martin Brundle one time, but the tyres went off and I was sliding every.
For the last 20 laps, I was absolutely dead. Whoever wanted to overtake
me could have done so easely !"...
MORBIDELLI : "You normally have a good race when you finish, but I
am really happy even if I didn't do it. The team, the mechanics and
engineers have done a super job. I could have finish 5th, the car was
good but then the engine's oil pressure began to disappear about five or
six laps before I retire. I'm sorry for the team and I hope I can do a
good job for them at home in Imola".
OLIVER : "I'm very pleased we've finnished the race. it's very
gratifying that the reliability back and come right after just two
races, andthat make me think we could get on the rostrum this year".
LOTUS :
HERBERT (7th) : "Seventh place is a welcome result after all the
problems we had in qualifying... At the start I lost a lot of ground
when I had to brake due to the Senna / Larini incident. After that I
wait until the first pit stop. When I came in I got nicely lined up and
braked quite early but then I had to accelerate a bit past the Ferrari
pit and when i got to mine I thought for an awful moment that I was
going to overshoot. Fortunately I just got stopped in time. During may
second pit stop the clutch played up and stalled the engine. After that
I was having difficulty with down changes below fourth gear somaybe the
two things are connected"...
LAMY (8th) : "Luckly I managed to avoid all the cars in the road at the
first corner and after that I just concentrated on getting the best
from the car. On my second set of tyres there was some vibration and I
worried about one of the tyres, but after a while the vibration stopped
!"...
Peter COLLINS : "Of course we were lucky to finish as high as seven
and eight but in motor racing you make your own luck and we made two
reliable cars. Both Johnny and Pedro did very good jobs, and so did the
pit crew, and the reliability of the Mugen Honda engine bodes very well
for our future with the 109".
SASOL JORDAN :
Rubens Barrichello scored his first rostrum finished when he bought
his Sasol Jordan - Hart home in third place at the end of the Pacific
Grand Prix. The Brazilian is now lying second in the driver's World
Championship. The team tactical decision to use two set of B tyres first
fallowed by a set of C's played a significant part in Rubens succes.
This result means that the team celebrate the 5Oth Grand Prix with its
first rostrum finish.
BARRICHELLO : "I'm really pleased for me and all of the team. I just had
a problem with the last pit stop when the engine died, I said to myself
"I can't believe I am not going to the podium"... I wanted to cry. Then
Brundle went out and I was 3rd again. I was so happy. In Brazil when I
finished 4th I couldn't stop the tears, here I was thinking that there
were so many people watching me, I was determined to keep cheering. It
was a great job by everybody".
SUZUKI : "Just before the last corner as I was starting tomake my turn
something broke on the steering. I had no control of the car and went
off the track. I just kissed the nose of the car but luckily I didn't
hit too hard"...
Eddie JORDAN : "This wass probably the most satisfying race we have ever
run. Aguri did a good job... As far as Rubens is concerned, what can I
say ? He drove outstandingly and the team participation as great".
Brian HART : "Points... two races in a row... TERRIFIC !"
MINARDI SCUDERIA ITALIA :
Disappointing day for Minardi Scuderia Italia as both M193D did not
finish their race. Martini due to a spun at the 63rd lap and Alboreto
when there were 15 laps to go.
ALBORETO : "Wendlinger was faster than me on the straight but he had
troubles with tyres so I tried to pass him in the hairpin corner... I
had no luck".
MARTINI : "My car was not bad but since the second lap I have been
suffering of a misfunction of the revs limiter that switched on 1500
revs in advance and therefore I could not fully exploit my car.
Unfortunately when I approched Attwood corner I have been much on the
outside I braked but something went wrong I spun and went off".
BROKER SAUBER - MERCEDES :
WENDLINGER : "What a shame that I wasn't able to finish this race ! I
saw Alboreto attack me but there was no chance for him to overtake...
When he tried to pass me he braked too late and crashed into my car on
the inside. After two very difficult practice days it looked like I
could score a point, but I was just unlucky today".
FRENTZEN : "It's a fantastic feeling ! I'm very happy not only because
of the result and the two points but also because I drove a very good
race. Right after the start I had a difficult moment when Senna spun
in front of me, afterwards I found a good pace, trying not to use the
tyres too much. Toward the end I heared a strange noise from the engine
so I slowed down a bit; there was a big gap behind me and I didn't
risk loosing a position. The only problem I had was a cramp in my left
shoulder".
Peter SAUBER : "Second race in F1 and two points, that's just great for
Heinz Harald. He proved today that is not only able to drive fast but
also that he's able to finish a race. It should have been a perfect
result if Karl finishing six, unfortunately Alboreto stood his way".
MTV SIMTEK FORD :
David Brabham made a great start to run 18th but he retire on the third
lap with an electrical failure. Roland Ratzenberger stayed out of
trouble to finish 11th on his Grand Prix debut.
Nick WIRTH : "I'm very pleased with what Roland achieve. He did exactly
what he was told and brought the car home".
RATZENBERGER : "I'm happy to finish my first Grand Prix. Physically I
am fine and that is good. I was driving as hard as I could within the
limits I set to get the car home".
BRABHAM : "I went from 25th to 18th on the first lap and the car felt
really good. We made a change which really helped but the engine just
cut out".
FERRARI
BERGER : "I had to push hard throughout most of the race. I had to fight
Barrichello and the two Marlboro McLaren Peugeots too. They were very
fast. I couldn't have pushed any harder, given the behavior of the 412
T1 on this track and in its initial phase of development.
"We have a lot of work to do to improve the car, but I think we will
soon be able to match the good results that we obtained here today.
"I am very happy for the whole Ferrari team because each person is
giving the most they can.Good results like today's help morale and
motivate us to do better."
LARINI : "I have no words... I had a very good start but in the middle of
the curve at the end of the first straight Senna literally turned right
in front of me.I was on the outside, with other cars on the inside, and
I couldn't try to avoid him except by moving more to the left. Senna
kept sliding left, however,so that in the end, even by going off the
track into the sand, I ended up on top of him.
"I feel very badly for Ferrari, and, naturally, for myself. With the
race evolving as it did and with the 412 T1 so reliable, I think it
might have been possible for me to join Gerhard on the podium."
TODT : "My compliments to Berger and to the whole team. This was not an
easy track for us, but, together, we succeeded in bringing out the best
in the car. I am particularly pleased with the work of our engine
specialists.
"Despite our good results here, we still have a lot to do to bring the
412 T1 to the level that I want. We will succeed, I am sure, because we
have everything we need to do it.
"I am very sorry for Larini, because he was eliminated so early in the
race, through no fault of his own.I am sure he would have been able to
bring the team good results, if he had been able to compete."
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| 25.54 | thank you | SOLVIT::PLATT | | Mon Apr 18 1994 12:07 | 4 |
| Thanks for posting these.
Barb
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| 25.55 | you're welcome | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon Apr 18 1994 13:13 | 0 |
| 25.56 | Brazilian GP lap chart | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Apr 24 1994 10:45 | 76 |
| From: [email protected] (vince ho)
Lap Chart, Brazilian GP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2
1: 2 27 5 0 30 7 29 28 6 10 14 3 15 9 4 8 23 12 20 24 26 25 19 1
2: 2 5 27 0 30 7 29 28 6 14 10 3 15 4 9 8 23 12 20 24 26 11 31P1
3: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 28 6 14 10 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 24 26 11 31 2
4: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 28 6 14 10 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 24 26 11 31 2
5: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14P10 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 24 26 11P28 31 2
6: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 24 26 11 31 25
7: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 26 11 31P24 25
8: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 26 11 31 25
9: 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 4 8 9 23 12 20 26 11 31I25
10 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 8 4 9 23 12 20 26 11 31I25
11 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 8 4 9 23 12 20 26 11 31I25
12 2 5 27 0 7 30 29 6 14 3 15 8 4 9 23 12 20 26 11 31I25
13 2 5 27 0 30 29 6 14 3P 7 15 8 4 9 23 12 20 26 11I31 25
14 2 5 27 0 30 29 6 14 3 15 8 4 9 23 12 20 26 11I31 25
15 2 5 27 0P30 29 6 14 3 15 4 9 8 23 12 20I11 26 31 25
16 2 5 27 0 29 6 14 3 15 4 9 23 12 20 8I11 26 31 25
17 2 5 27 0 6 14 3 29 15 4 9 23 12 20 8I11 26 31 25
18 2 5 0 27 14 3 6 4 9 15 23 12 29 20 8I11 26 31 25
19 2 5 0 14 3 27 4 9 23 12 29 20I 8 15 6 11 26 31 25
20 2 5 0 3 27 4 14 23 12 29 20 8I15 9 6 11 26 31 25
21 2 5 0 3 27P 4 23 12 29 14 20 8 15I 6 11 26 31 25P 9
22 5 2 0 27 3 23 29 14 20 12 8 15I 6 11 26 31 25
23 5 2 0 27 23 29 14 20 8 15I 6 12 3 11 26 31 25
24 5 2 0 27 23 29 14 20 8I15 6 12 3 11 26 31 25
25 5 2 0 27 23 29 14 8I15 6 20 12 3 11 26 31 25
26 5 2 0 27 23 29 14I 8 15 6 20 12 3 11 26 31 25
27 5 2 0 27 29 23I14 8 15 6 20 12 3 11 26 31 25
28 5 2 0 27I29 14 23 8 15 6 20 12 3 11 26 31 25
29 5 2 0 27I29 14 8 23 15 6 3 12 11 20 26 31 25
30 5 2 0 27I29 14 8 15 23 6 3 12 20 11 26 31 25
31 5 2 0 27I29 14 8 15 6 3 12 23 20 11 26 31 25
32 5 2 0 27I29 14 8 15 6 3 12 23 20 11 26 31 25
33 5 2 0 27I29 14 8 15 6 3 12 23 20 11 26P25 31
34 5 2 0 27I29 14P 8P15P 6 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
35 5 2 0 27I29 14 3 12 23 20 26 11 31
36 5 2 0 27I29 14 3 12 23 20 26 11 31
37 5 2 0I27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
38 5 2 0I27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
39 5 2 0I27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
40 5 2I 0 27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
41 5 2I 0 27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
42 5 2I 0 27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
43 5 2I 0 27 29 14 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
44 5 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
45 5 2 0I27 14 3 29 12 23 20 11 26 31
46 5 2 0I27 14 3 29 12 23 20 11 26 31
47 5 2 0I27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
48 5 2 0I27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
49 5 2 0I27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
50 5 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
51 5 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
52 5 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
53 5 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
54 5 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
55 5P 2I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
56 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
57 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
58 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
59 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
60 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
61 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
62 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
63 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
64 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
65 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
66 5I 0 27 14 29 3 12 23 20 11 26 31
67 5I 0 27 14 3 29 12 23 20 11 26 31 P = Pitted/Retired
68 5I 0 27 14 3 29 12 23 20 11 26 I = Lapped
69 5I 0 27 14 3 29 12
70 5I 0 27 14
71 5
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| 25.57 | the quotable Damon Hill... | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun Apr 24 1994 10:48 | 52 |
| From: [email protected] (Steven Wheeler)
Subject: F1: The quotable Damon Hill
Here's a few quotes from Damon Hill from recent issues of Autosport which I
thought I might post for the benefit of anyone who does not have access this
motor racing bible. I just love this guy's sense of humour! :)
--
Damon Hill's feet and their suitability for a Williams cockpit came up in
the conversation at a British press dinner. Trying to prove they were size
11 and not size 13, Damon plonked his plates of meat on the table, and
challenged David Smith of the Evening Standard to do likewise. The
verdict? A draw, and size 11 seems about right. `Okay,' said Damon,
`that's the feet, what comes next..?'
AUTOSPORT, 31 March, 1994, pg. 34.
Q. Has it been easy reverting to a passive car without traction control?
A. The first time I drove I was leaving massive black lines. It was loads
of fun, but it took a little while to get used to not hearing a funny
farting noise from the back whenever you spun the wheels. It's so much
nicer to drive on the limit without traction control.
Q. How do you feel about refuelling?
A. If it makes motor racing more exciting, then fine. If it flambes 10
mechanics, then it was a bad decision.
Q. Do you consider yourself and Schumacher to be blazing a trail for the
new generation?
A. I wish I was the same generation as Michael. I still remember Dr Who in
black-and-white on the television.
AUTOSPORT, 24 March, 1994. pg. 7.
"I'm not enthusiastic about the prospect of someone chucking 100 litres of
fuel down the back of my neck as quickly as possible."
"I think he [Prost] should go and play golf!" Damon laughs. "Try and join
the seniors tour and go and play Nigel (Mansell) or something..."
"I've never approached any of my racing in that way. The way I approach it
is that I'm going to drive my nuts off, and if that's good enough, then
I'll win. If it's not good enough, then I'll have to drive better."
AUTOSPORT, 24 February, 1994, pgs. 26-27.
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| 25.58 | John Watson previews the San Marino GP | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Apr 29 1994 19:29 | 103 |
| From: [email protected] (Andrew Payton)
Subject: F1 - John Watson on San Marino GP
=> Copied from BBC CEEFAX
John Watson Previews the San Marino GP
On current form, Benetton-Ford must be favourites at Imola with a well-
oiled team effort making winning the rule rather than the exception.
Benetton's competitive position should be strengthened now JJ Lehto has
returned from a broken injury for his first GP of the year.
Test driver Jos Verstappen's two GPs provided him with a great deal of
experience but no points.
Benetton need Lehto to provide stronger support for Michael Schumacher as
well as taking points from their championship rivals.
Michael Schumacher is keeping a very open mind about the chances of a third
consecutive win but in reality his confidence is sky high.
He knows he is the heir apparent to the drivers' championship and knows
principal rival Ayrton Senna recognises that fact as well.
Here are two of the toughest F1 competitors ever - one using youth and
unlimited potential against experience and a psyche which cannot at any
time accept defeat.
Schumacher is currently smiling, whereas Senna wishes he was.
The last time a Williams-Renualt driver stood on the winner's podium was at
last September's Italian GP when Damon Hill was victorious.
Since then, Ford-engined cars have dominated so this weekend at Imola will
undoubtedly see a huge effort by the Williams-Renault team.
The dream team of Williams, Renault and Ayrton Senna has been far from a
dream so far this season.
But Senna's single-mindedness has got to reap dividends very soon and the
nature of the Imola circuit means this could be his weekend.
Britain's Damon Hill is picking up and benefitting from the insights gained
as a result of having Ayrton Senna as his Williams team-mate.
He is the least experienced of the potential winners this weekend and the
learning curve he is on within Senna's shadow is still vertical.
Recognising Senna's unique position in any team at any time is like an Open
University course in itself.
He is the best tutor in the world. Learn from him, use those lessons well
and on occasions you will win.
For the majority of spectators this weekend, the battle between Benetton
and Williams will be of no interest whatsoever.
Their eyes will be focused on their beloved Ferrari, though tinged with
disappointment about the absence of Jean Alesi.
At Imola, I would not be surprised to see a Ferrari on the front row of the
grid, although I would be surprised to see one win the race.
From a technical point of view, Ferrari will be under scrutiny by all the
other Formula One teams.
McLaren-Peugeot have progressed since the start of the season and their aim
at Imola will be for both cars to finish in the points.
Winning is something they will be looking at towards the middle of of the
season.
Mika Hakkinen will be as irrepressible as ever and Martin Brundle is
rapidly growing into the mould of a McLaren driver.
To the layman, the way McLaren operate looks no different than any other
team, but they only judge success by their own high standards
Behind the four big names are a further four teams looking to plunder
points this weekend.
Jordan-Hart are third in the constructors' championship with Rubens
Barrichello in second place in the driver's standings.
Barrichello's team-mate for the next two GPs will be the 'youthful' veteran
Andrea de Cesaris.
Footwork-Ford look stronger race by race, Sauber should confirm their
potential and Tyrrell are renowned finishers so the mid-field at Imola
looks very competitive.
The character of the 3.1-mile circuit can be expressed very simply -
horsepower.
But equally, due to the amount of full throttle operation, mechanical
reliability is tested at Imola more than any other circuit in the year.
Being fast on the straights is only one part of the San Marino GP.
Ultimately, it is the ability to put together 61 consistent laps.
With refuelling and tyre changes, predicting the outcome is always
speculative, to be sure. However, expect joy from the podium.
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| 25.59 | Senna on provisional pole at San Marino | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Apr 29 1994 19:30 | 38 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Friday qualifying
Pos Name Co Constructor Time
--------------------------------------------------------
1. Senna BR Williams-Renault 1'21.548
2. Schumacher DE Benetton-Ford 1'22.015
3. Berger AT Ferrari 1'22.113
4. Lehto FI Benetton-Ford 1'22.717
5. Larini IT Ferrari 1'22.841
6. Frentzen DE Sauber-Mercedes 1'23.119
7. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1'23.199
8. Hakkinen FI McLaren-Peugeot 1'23.611
9. Morbidelli IT Footwork-Ford 1'23.663
10. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'23.703
11. Wendlinger AT Sauber-Mercedes 1'23.788
12. Katayama JP Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'24.000
13. Martini IT Minardi-Ford 1'24.078
14. Alboreto IT Minardi-Ford 1'24.276
15. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1'24.443
16. Fittipaldi BR Footwork-Ford 1'24.655
17. Bernard FR Ligier-Renault 1'24.678
18. Panis FR Ligier-Renault 1'24.996
19. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1'25.114
20. de Cesaris IT Jordan-Hart 1'25.234
21. Comas FR Larrousse-Ford 1'26.295
22. Lamy PT Lotus-Honda 1'26.453
23. Beretta FR Larrousse-Ford 1'27.179
24. Brabham AU Simtek-Ford 1'27.607
25. RatzenbergerDE Simtek-Ford 1'27.657
26. Gachot BE Pacific-Ilmor 1'27.732
DNQ Belmondo BE Pacific-Ilmor 1'28.361
DNQ Barrichello BR Jordan-Hart 14'57.323
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| 25.60 | Roland Ratzenberger dead in San Marino qualifying crash | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 13:44 | 11 |
| From: Tom Haapanen <[email protected]>
Subject: F1: Roland Ratzenberger dead in qualifying crash
Roland Ratzenberger of Austria, driving a Simtek-Ford, was killed this
afternoon in a heavy crash in qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix.
No details are available at this time, but it appears that Ratzenberger's
death was immediate, and paramedics were unable resuscitate him.
Ratzenberger's death is the first in a Formula One car since Elio de
Angelis' testing accident in 1986, and the first at a Grand Prix since
the deaths of Gilles Villeneuve and Riccardo Paletti in 1982.
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| 25.61 | Friday San Marino practice times | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 13:45 | 60 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Friday practise
Pos Name Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Senna BRZ Williams-Renault 1'21.598
2. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1'22.755
3. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1'22.848
4. Berger A Ferrari 1'23.067
5. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1'23.495
6. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1'24.066
7. Larini I Ferrari 1'24.189
8. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1'24.428
9. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1'24.449
10. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1'24.508
11. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1'24.591
12. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1'24.662
13. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1'24.671
14. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1'24.847
15. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'25.023
16. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'25.519
17. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1'25.549
18. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1'25.589
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1'25.670
20. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1'25.849
21. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1'27.003
22. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1'27.008
23. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1'27.106
24. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1'27.250
25. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1'27.663
26. Ratzenberger A Simtek-Ford 1'27.917
27. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1'28.001
28. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1'28.780
With a number of mechanical and aerodynamic changes to his Williams-Renault,
Ayrton Senna was back in fron in the untimed practise at San Marino. His
time was over a second better than his teammate Damon Hill's, who spun off
into a sandtrap before completing all his practise laps.
Both Benetton drivers were unhappy with their cars' handling, but Michael
Schumacher managed a third-best time in the practise. JJ Lehto, recovering
from neck injuries incurred in a pre-season testing accident, managed a
sixth place a lttle over a second behind his teammate.
To the satisfaction of the tens of thousands of tifosi at Imola, Gerhard
Berger handled his Ferrari into fourth place, only a fraction behind
Schumacher, while Nicola Larini was seventh after a fuel pump problem.
Mika Hakkinen experienced a major oil fire on his McLaren-Peugeot at the
start of the practise, but was able to continue in a spare car, clocking
the fifth fastest time. Martin Brundle stopped practise early after a
cut tire, not wanting to use up another set of tires.
The Sauber team was well back, having had to change to the older Mercedes
engines after the new pneumatic valve versions experienced mechanical
problems. Jordan had to settle for 10th for Rubens Barrichello and a
23rd for Andrea de Cesaris, back in an F1 car for the first time in almost
six months. Scuderia Italia Minardi showed improvement, with Pierluigi
Martini in 8th, after revisions to the suspension and rear wing designs.
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| 25.62 | Friday San Marino qualifying notes | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 13:47 | 38 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Friday qualifying notes
In the first official qualifying session, Ayrton Senna was just 5/100ths
faster than in the first, untimed, session. Despite that, he still placed
his Williams-Renault on the provisional pole for the San Marino Grand Prix,
pending Saturday's second qualifying session. His teammate Damon Hill
fared worse, spinning over a curb at the bginning of the pit straight soon
after the start of the session, and managing just 7th place.
Benetton's Michael Schumacher closed the gap to Senna, almost a second faster
than in the morning , and less than 0.5s from Senna's time. Lehto improved
strongly from the morning, qualifying fourth, 0.7s behind his teammate, in
his first GP qualifying session for Benetton. Both drivers benefited from
a low-downforce setup in the afternoon.
Ferrari continued strongly, with Berger taking full advantage of the new
043 75-dgree V12 engine -- which will not be used in the race -- to take
4th place on the grid, less than 1/10th behind Schumacher. Nicola Larini
showed a major improvement as well, moving up to 5th on the grid despite
using the older 65-degree V12.
McLaren was experiencing handling problems, dropping Mika Hakkinen from
5th in the morning to an unhappy 8th in the afternoon. Martin Brundle spun
off at the Rivazza, resulting in a 15th place on the provisional grid. Both
McLarens were slow through the speed traps, indicating low output from the
current Peugeot engine.
Once the pneumatic valve engines had been replaced by conventional ones,
Heinz-Harald Frentzen was able to put in yet another strong qualifying
performance, moving up to 6th place. His teammate Karl Wendlinger also
improved, but only up to 11th place, complaining of udersteer and traffic.
Rubens Barrichello crashed his Jordan hard at the esses, hitting a tire
barrier at over 200 km/h. He was taken to a hospital for observation,
but seems to have escaped with a concussion and some cuts and bruises.
Teammate Andrea de Cesaris continued his re-acclimatization in 20th place,
after losing a tire on the track.
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| 25.63 | Friday San Marino qualifying quotes | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 13:50 | 233 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Friday qualifying quotes
ROTHMANS WILLIAMS RENAULT
Ayrton SENNA: "It was obviously a bit chaotic qualifying due to Ruben's
accident. I think the result is excellent. I don't feel I ever drive the
car properly. On the top of that it is very hot and very critical to get
the things to work well, the engine, the chassis. I had no problem with
the car everything functioned well, the engine, the chassis. It was just
myself not being able to concentrate."
Damon HILL: "Today is one of those days I would rather put behind me
as soon as possible. It started well. We have made some changes to the
car and it felt a lot better. It was a set up problem which may have
contributed to me going off this morning and also in qualifying. I'm
optimistic and even though I am not where I would like to be on the
grid I think we are making progress with the car and hope to do better
tomorrow."
MILD SEVEN BENETTON FORD
Michael SCHUMACHER: "I'm very happy with second fastet time so far
because I didn't really expect it. Half a second away from Senna is
about right but I'm not really please with my lap time. We are not
as quick as we were during winter testing, we have made some modifi-
cations to the car since the test, the balance is not perfect and I had
a big 360 spin on my first run"...
JJ LEHTO: "We didn't find the best set up, so there is a bit to come
from the car. It's always different at a race when compared to testing
so I'm learning again about the car. I'm happy because I can only
improve and I didn't find as tough as I had exepted. My neck seems Ok,
there's no pain, even so, I need to keep working because circuits like
this are very hard for the drivers"...
Jim BRETT, Cosworth Engineering: "Michael used our latest development
engine today and we are very pleasedd he has managed the front row of
the grid. We will be changing Michael's engine tonight for another of
the same specification and look for another trouble free day."
MARLBORO McLAREN PEUGEOT
Mika HAKKINEN: "I am disappointed with 7th place. We seem to have
lost some speed between the morning and afternoon sessions. We try
some different set ups, through I had the same engine as this morning.
My litlle moment near the end of one of my fast laps was due to some
understeer, which caused my rear end to slip away from me"...
Martin BRUNDLE: "The heat has made the circuit very slippery. On my first
outrun I had to abort the first lap as I had technical problem with the
gearbox.regarding my spin I felt the car beginning to understeer I try
to hang on to it and couldn't make it."
Jean Pierre JABOUILLE: "For both of today's session, the engines have
operated within the accepted parameters, and the temperatures were
correct in relation to ambient condition."
Ron DENNIS: "I don't think we got out of our cars what they had to
offer we are looking forward to improving tomorrow."
SCUDERIA FERRARI
Jean TODT: I am reasonably satisfied as things went more or less as I
had expected. The reason we fitted Berger's car with the experimental
engine was that it became clear it was worth taking that risk. I must
compliment both drivers for getting the most out of the cars. Even if
we appear to be a bit closer to the opposition I reaffirm that our aim
in the race will be for both cars to score points and maybe get on the
podium.
Gerhard BERGER: This afternoon my car was reasonably well balanced and
I felt I could have gone slightly quicker if it had not been for the
gearbox problem on my second run. The most important thing is that we
are making progress from race to race, which gives me confidence for the
rest of the season.
Nicola LARINI: Despite the fact that I only managed a few laps this
morning the car felt pretty good. Thanks to the two test sessions at
Monza and Fiorano we have made some steps forward but there is still a
lot to do. It was my decision not to have a third qualifying attempt,
because the tyres were only at their best for one quick lap. I had
already used two sets and preferred to save the others for tomorrow when
I might be able to improve.
BROKER SAUBER MERCEDES
Karl WENDLINGER: "We lost a lot of time this morning because of engine
problems and therfore we were not quite sure how to set up the car.
On my first run it had serious understeer and we have to change a few
things. I think we went too far in trying to cure this problem because
afterwards I was struggling with oversteer... I'm sure we will be able
to umprove tomorrow."
Heinz-Harald FRENTZEN: "I have a good reason to be happy. At the
beginning of qualifying I had trouble getting into a rythm because I had
done so little running this morning. With my second set, things started
to go much better. We have slightly modified the car since the race in
Japan and it's aleready beginning to bring results."
Peter SAUBER: "I'm very satisfied with 6th and 11th positions. When you
take into account the problems we had in free practice then you have to
say that the result is exellent. Above all I think Heinz Harald's time
is astonishing. But Karl has also done a great job."
Mario ILIEN: "In free practice this morning we used engines equiped
with Magnetti Marelli electronics and a pneumatic valve system for the
very first time. After a few lap we had a drop in pressure in the air
system on both cars and for this reason we decided to swap back to the
conventional engines."
MTV SIMTEK FORD
Nick WIRTH: "It's been a very difficult day. David didn't have a proper
run because of a gear selection trouble. It started this morning and we
haven't been able to solve it yet. We're very disappointed but we'll
work on things tonight and we should be in better shape tomorrow."
David BRABHAM: "It was going very well this morning but we were only
just getting into the programme when I had the problem with fifth gear.
That put us back quite a bit. This afternoon all I could do was two
quick laps in Roland's car at the end of the session. There should be
major progress tomorrow."
Roland RATZENBERGER: "The car was quite good and I was really
concentrating on improving my own performance. There is a lot more to
come from me at the moment. The only complaint is that there was a
little understeer in slow corners."
TYRRELL
Mark BLUNDELL: "Considering the little running I did this morning It is
quite a reasonable job to qualify in 1Oth position. The team helped me
with a good set up and I am disappointed I didn't improve my time during
my last flying lap. We still have few problems that need to be sorted
out but I am confident for tomorrow."
Ukyo KATAYAMA: "I didn't try to set a time with my first set. On my
second set I tried D tyres for the first time and I was happier with
the performance of the car even thought I had to slightly change the
balance. The third set of the best one and I improved my qualifying
time, unfortunately I was baulked by Berger on my last flying lap."
Harvey POSTLETHWAITE: "I am disappointed by our performance today as I
am convinced we had the potential to be quicker tomorrow."
FOOTWORK FORD
Christian FITTIPALDI: "We don't really seem to have got it together
since the start of the day, but we don't know why ! We had small hiccups
this morning and used the same set of tyres all through the session burt
what we did find was that our straightline speed wasn't too good and
we played around with various amount of downforce. The car's was not
bad but I hit traffic on every lap with my first two set of tyres this
afternoon. We opted for a very small amount of wing but it was terrible.
The car sliding all over the place"...
Gianni MORBIDELLI: "The car is fantastic. No problem. The gearbox
is perfect, the car is nicely balanced, although I was a little
worried about the rising temperatures. Getting into the top ten his
afternoon was very satisfying for me, it is fantastic and I thank
all the mechanics. My only problem was with traction. We changed the
aerodynamics todayas well, taking off wing which was a move into the
right direction."
Jacky OLIVER: "The performance of the car here is good. Gianni's
performance has been progressive but he has a traction problem...
Christian had quite a disturbed session with two lap on which he was
very badly baulked and he's not sure of the qualifiying set up."
LOTUS MUGEN HONDA
Johnny HERBERT: "The car has improved slightly it's got a little more
grip Now I can feel where I want to go on the track, and I can place the
car better whereas before the limit was too low to allow me to push the
car hard. Today I added stiffer front springs to set up that we ran at
Croix en Ternois and that helped me... but there's still a long way to
go."
Pedro LAMY: "I spend a lot of my time today learning the track in a F1.
The only time I've been here before was on a Opel Lotus car... and it's
completely different ! This afternoon I try to improve the car a little.
My first run was quite good but I wasn't happy with the second. I braked
a little too late for one corner and I don't think we've got the best
out of my second set of tyres."
SASOL JORDAN HART
Rubens Barrichello was on his first flying lap this afternoon when he
failed to negociate the Variante Bassa and went off the track at high
speed. Rubens has no recollection of the incident at all and the team
therefore have no indication as tho what may have caused the accident.
Initial examination by Doctor Syd Watkins revealed injuries to Ruben's
face but no further damage. The team will await further medical report
before a decision is made as to whether Rubens will be back in the car
tomorrow.
Rubens BARRICHELLO: "I don't know what happened. I feel OK, it's just
difficult to breathe because of my nose. I'm off to play with the nurses
now and I'll be back tomorrow"...
Andrea DE CESARIS: "I didn't run so much this morning because we had a
little problem so I had to catch up a bit this afternoon. On my third
quick lap I went to shift down a gear but I didn't get the timing quite
right and went wide into the corner. I was anxious to catch up the time
but I put the throttle down a little too much, went over the kerb and
lost the car"...
MINARDI SCUDERIA ITALIA
Pierluigi MARTINI: "Basically I have no set up my car properly due to
some problem to the rear brakes, the new Brembo ones. Also there has
been something wrong with the fuel pressure but I trust tomorrow we'll
have all these inconvenience sorted out."
Michele ALBORETO: "I was exploiting the first set of tyres when I've
been red flagged due to Rubens' accident. Overall I'm pleased with the
result of today even if I am aware that if I had another set of tyres
would have helped quite a lot. My car is good through and tomorrow I
should be able to improve my position."
PACIFIC GRAND PRIX
Paul BELMONDO: "After testing in Mugello earlier this week I feel very
confident. We made a number of improvements but today the car feel
strange. I still need more traction out of slow corners and I also have
a gear selection problem... but we can sort it."
Bertrand GACHOT: "I feel much happier with the car and the fact that we
have undertaken a test between the two races has enabled us to be much
more competitive. Even with the few laps I did this afternoon you can
see we are much closer now and I am looking forward to tomorrow."
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| 25.64 | Saturday San Marino practice times | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 23:39 | 32 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Saturday morning practise results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Senna BRZ Williams-Renault 1'22.083
2. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1'22.200
3. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1'23.234
4. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1'23.246
5. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1'23.396
6. Larini I Ferrari 1'23.596
7. Berger A Ferrari 1'23.732
8. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1'23.742
9. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1'23.747
10. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'23.857
11. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'24.013
12. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1'24.092
13. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1'24.347
14. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1'24.719
15. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1'25.045
16. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1'25.092
17. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1'25.578
18. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1'25.583
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1'25.641
20. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1'25.924
21. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1'25.992
22. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1'26.491
23. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1'26.631
24. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1'26.904
25. Ratzenberger A Simtek-Ford 1'27.371
26. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1'28.435
27. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1'28.722
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| 25.65 | Saturday San Marino qualifying times | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 23:40 | 58 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Saturday qualifying results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1'21.885
2. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1'22.168
3. Berger A Ferrari 1'22.226
4. Larini I Ferrari 1'23.006
5. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1'23.140
6. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'23.322
7. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1'23.347
8. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'23.831
9. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1'23.858
10. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1'24.029
11. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1'24.423
12. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1'24.472
13. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1'24.682
14. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1'24.780
15. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1'24.852
16. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1'25.141
17. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1'25.160
18. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1'25.295
19. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1'25.872
20. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1'25.991
21. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1'26.817
22. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1'27.143
23. Ratzenberger A Simtek-Ford 1'27.584
24. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1'27.881
25. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1'40.411
Roland Ratzenberger was pronounced dead at 14:15 at the Maggiore Hospital
in Bologne, from the injuries he suffered as a result of his crash in
qualifying.
Ayrton Senna and Heinz-Harald Frentzen did not take part in the second
qualifying session due to the crash. However, Senna's time from Friday was
sufficient to guarantee him pole position for Sunday's race. Damon Hill
improved enough to move past JJ Lehto's Benetton for fourth on the grid.
Both Benetton drivers, Lehto and Michael Schumacher, elected not to
participate in the remainder of the qualifying session. Schumacher had
already improved his Friday's time in the first 15 minutes of the session,
but will now start in 2nd, next to Ayrton Senna.
Gerhard Berger made a decision to continue qualifying after the accident,
but was unable to improve on his Friday qualifying time, with brief off-
track excursions spoiling several fast laps for the Ferrari driver.
Mika Hakkinen managed to improve by half a second, thanks to improvements
in handling and brake balance, but the power of the Peugeot engine is not
yet sufficient to challenge for the top at a power circuit such as Imola.
Martin Brundle was disappointed after placing the other McLaren in 13th
place.
Jordan confirmed that Rubens Barrichello, suffering from a bruised arm,
cut lip and broken nose, would not race on Sunday. The replacement for
the suspended Eddie Irvine, Andrea de Cesaris, spun off early.
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| 25.66 | Gerhard Berger talks after Ratzenberger's death | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 23:42 | 47 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Gerhard Berger speaks at Imola
GERHARD BERGER SPEAKS TO THE PRESS
Imola, April 30, 1994
(following the fatal accident of Roland Ratzenberger)
"Most of you are going to ask the question of whether or not it was
right to [continue to] drive. Honestly, I saw the accident. I saw it in
repeat and I know what happened. I know how heavy the accident was, and
I know how bad it was for the driver.
"I knew already before I went out that the situation was critical. But
without even knowing, I could feel it myself. It was the first time that
I have found myself shaking after an accident. I was sitting in the car,
I watched it on the monitor. And when they started to get him out of the
car I could see that it was going to be very bad.
"Of course, in our job you are sometimes a bit prepared to see
situations like this. But as it was another Austrian driver, as it was a
personal contact to a person, it was even worse. I know that you should
not make a difference between a driver that you know and a driver that
you don't know. But it affects you in a different way.
"I went out from the car. I felt sick. I went to the motorhome and I was
shaking, all my body. Then the difficult situation was coming, to say
[if I was] going to drive or not.
"I [told] myself that the question was not whether I was going to drive
now. The question was whether I [would] drive tomorrow and in the
future, or if I was not going to drive [at all]. It was not related
to this afternoon, it is related to whether or not you [are prepared]
to have this risk or not. It was not going to make any difference for
Roland if I drove or not. But I had to decide if I am prepared still to
take risks like this.
"Honestly, yesterday, when Barrichello went off, it gave me again a
picture of how close sometimes we are between life and death. I saw it
today, I was really on the limit.
"But I said to myself, 'do you want to race tomorrow or are you not
going to race?' And I said I WAS going to race.
"From this moment on, I told myself to concentrate on the job because
it was not going to make any difference to anybody. It was a difficult
situation, and it WAS very hard."
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| 25.67 | Saturday San Marino qualifying quotes | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 23:43 | 74 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP Saturday qualifying quotes
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."
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| 25.68 | San Marino starting grid | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Apr 30 1994 23:46 | 31 |
| From: [email protected] (Peter Georgeu)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP final grid
Here is the grid for tomorrow's race:
1. Senna BRZ Williams-Renault 1.21.548
2. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1.21.885
3. Berger A Ferrari 1.22.113
4. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1.22.168
5. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1.22.717
6. Larini I Ferrari 1.22.841
7. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1.23.119
8. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1.23.140
9. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1.23.322
10. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1.23.347
11. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1.23.663
12. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1.23.703
13. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1.23.858
14. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1.24.078
15. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1.24.276
16. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1.24.472
17. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1.24.678
18. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1.24.852
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1.24.996
20. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1.25.114
21. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1.25.234
22. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1.25.295
23. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1.25.991
24. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1.26.817
25. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1.27.143
26. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1.27.881
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| 25.69 | NASCAR had a rough February. Now F-1 appears to be suffering in May | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Sun May 01 1994 15:20 | 9 |
| I missed watching the F-1 race this morning, but Bob Jenkins just
said Aryton Senna was killed today? Anyone have further info on this?
Jaysus, I was eating some pizza and they had to yellow flag the
race (the Winston Select 500 NASCAR race), because some ya-hoos
tossed some cans out onto the track, and then Jenkins mentioned
the deal about senna. I tossed my pizza in the trash.
MadMike
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| 25.70 | | BROKE::HOLDEN | Technical Director, DB Integration and Interoperability | Sun May 01 1994 16:08 | 10 |
| Senna died after going off at something like 180mph almost directly
into a wall. Something certainly broke. They stopped the race,
airlifted him out but initial reports said he was in a coma with
massive head injuries. ESPN announced that he died approximately
two hours later. Very, very sad. Even more amazingly, 2 or 3
mechanics were taken down in the pits later. I wasn't paying much
attention but I believe it was a wheel that came off. Didn't hear
a report on their condition but it appeared to be serious.
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| 25.71 | Black Weekend/San Marino | ODIXIE::CERASO | | Sun May 01 1994 16:50 | 15 |
|
This is a black day for Formula 1 racing and fans worldwide. I sat in
shock after seeing the horrible crash of Ayrton Senna. It did'nt look
very promising for anyone to have survived such an impact. I am deeply
saddened, just hearing that Senna has been pronounced clinically dead.
He never failed to amaze me with his incredible driving talent. My
prayers go out to his family, friends, and colleagues.
It just could not have been a worse weekend at San Marino. First Roland
Ratzenberger's crash and death, then Senna's, then at least three pit
crew were injured. I don't remember seeing this much tragedy at a
racing event.
Ceraso
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| 25.72 | Sad loss of two drivers at Imola Circuit, Italy.. | MEOC02::CASEY | MEO78B::CASEY.. really.. | Sun May 01 1994 16:58 | 19 |
| Re .70
I was watching the TV coverage and Allan Jones, our ex-Formula 1 World
Champ, was commentating. He had the local TV channel replay Senna's
exit from the track in slow motion. It was clear that there were sparks
from Senna's car just moments before the crash. Senna was pronounced
clinically dead upon arrival at the hospital, evidently. The actual
final announcement then came about 2 hours later.
Jones had earlier been commenting on the death of Roland Ratzenberger
(spell?) during practice for the same race. According to Jones, "The
Formula 1 cars are incredibly well designed to handle the most
incredible impacts in crashes these days. However, it's difficult to
strengthen racing car bodies without slowing them due to the extra
weight, and the drivers themselves get subjected to the most incredible
G-forces when their cars decelerate from 300 kph to zero in the space
of 1 metre.
Don
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| 25.73 | | MEOC02::CASEY | MEO78B::CASEY.. really.. | Sun May 01 1994 17:02 | 9 |
| Re .71
I can't remember such a distastrous time in a singular Formula 1 Grand
Prix either.
I video taped the race... but I'm not sure I ever want to see that one
replayed again.
Don
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| 25.74 | He's with the God he loved | SOLVIT::PLATT | | Mon May 02 1994 09:21 | 24 |
| I agree with .-1. I taped it as well, but don't think I'll ever replay
it. I also agree with a comment in CARS_UK. You either loved him or
loathed him, but no one can fill the black hole that his absence leaves
in F1. I consider it now a privilege to have ever seen him race in
person. Ayrton's death and the circumstances surrounding it beg
several questions;
1. why did it take the emergency crews so long to get to him. The
accident supposedly happened only 2-3 hundred yards from the
exit of pit lane/
2. why were there no tire barriers, or any other kind of barrier,
around that turn - or any of the others for that matter. After
Roland's crash, the two of Berger and Piquet several years ago,
all in the same corner - why not something ESPECIALLY there
These are probably questions we'll never have answers to. Would FIA
ever admit an error causing drivers to lose their lives? Doubtful\
Bottom line, I will personally miss Senna. F1 racing will not be the
same. Monaco is next, but is anyone really looking forward to it/
Barb
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| 25.75 | | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Mon May 02 1994 09:39 | 14 |
| At EVERY flag meeting, flaggers are reminded about the dangers of being
at trackside. It's obviously worse for the driver hitting something
very hard, even if it does have rows of tires to help cushion the
impact.
To add to the weekend, there were two tires that went flying into the
crowd at the start of the race. Going to a race track (not just racing)
is a dangerous sport (hobby for some of us).
It was a sad event, but the odds are these will unfortunately happen
again.
jim
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| 25.76 | Monday morning race officials & track designers abound | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Mon May 02 1994 09:55 | 18 |
| A lot of people are starting to question why or at least "what if"
that turn had a tire barrier, and/or a gravel run-off. That turn
is considered one of the fastest on the Grand Prix circuit.
I'll bet that even if Senna's car could have bled off speed going
through a gravel pit his crash may still have been fatal. It looks
as Senna hit the wall sideways. I was surprised to hear that his
forehead was crushed, so he may have had his head turned sideways
looking at the wall. Even still, an impact such as that probably
would have caused massive internal injuries from the sudden
deceleration. Maybe they'll want to look into slowing the cars down
in that turn (as with Watkins Glen) by using a chicaine (sp?). Either
that, or move the wall/stands back another 100 yards from its
current location, or change the angle of the wall so a car impacting
that section doesn't stop suddenly. I think when the human body
experiences ~18G's of deceleration, it can cause massive internal
injuries (i.e. tear the heart from the chest cavity, etc...)
MadMike
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| 25.78 | San Marino fastest laps | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon May 02 1994 10:08 | 28 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP fastest laps
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Lap time Lap
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1. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1'24.335 @ 10
2. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1'24.438 @ 43
3. Berger A Ferrari 1'25.040 @ 11
4. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1'25.307 @ 41
5. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1'25.652 @ 12
6. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1'25.727 @ 54
7. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1'25.737 @ 18
8. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1'25.774 @ 54
9. Larini I Ferrari 1'25.825 @ 18
10. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1'25.954 @ 11
11. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'26.176 @ 11
12. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1'26.259 @ 25
13. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1'27.221 @ 21
14. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1'27.627 @ 38
15. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1'27.908 @ 16
16. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1'27.995 @ 21
17. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1'28.032 @ 10
18. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1'28.091 @ 23
19. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1'28.613 @ 10
20. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1'28.891 @ 10
21. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1'29.094 @ 12
22. Senna BRZ Williams-Renault 1'44.068 @ 1
23. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1'58.505 @ 1
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| 25.79 | San Marino winners press conference | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon May 02 1994 10:09 | 113 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP winners' press conference
Winners' Press Conference Transcript
------------------------------------
1. Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
2. Nicola Larini Ferrari
3. Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Peugeot
Q. Michael, is it possible to gain any satisfaction from a victory like this?
MS: There is no satisfaction at all for me. This win certainly should
make me satisfied, but for me too many things happened this weekend to
let me feel satisfied.
Q. You were behind Ayrton's car. Did you see what happened to him?
MS: I saw that his car was already touching quite a lot at the back on
the lap before, the car was very nervous in this corner, and he nearly
lost it. On the next lap he did lose it. The car touched with the rear
skids, went a bit sideways, and he just lost it.[Editor's Note: Ayrton
Senna died of injuries suffered in the crash.]
Q. You seemed determined to be the first one on the grid ...
MS: The impact looked very dangerous, but I didn't have the feeling that
it was anywhere near what happened yesterday. So ... I knew my car was
alright and it wasn't going to happen to me. Sure, everybody has to make
sure that their cars ARE alright and that things like this don't happen.
What we have to do is to make sure is that we all learn from this, to
get the experience from these accidents. I think there are a couple of
things that can be improved. We should have made the changes before. We
were even discussing these further safety issues today, with Ayrton,
Gerhard and Michele, and we intended to organise a meeting in Monaco.
I would like to push, now, to get as much done as possible in terms of
safety.
Q. Any problems for you in the race?
MS: Nothing apart from Berger, who was not easy to pass. I was quicker
at the end of the straight, and he made it very difficult for me. It was
certainly an interesting part of the race, between me and Berger. There
was nothing unfair about it, and I knew I had an advantage over him,
from the first part, of 3.6 seconds. I knew I would be making an early
pit stop, so I wasn't taking any risks in trying to pass him. Instead,
I was waiting for him to make a mistake, and when that mistake actually
came I used it tom overtake him. After my pit stop, when Berger was in
front of me again, we had another little battle. I hope it made the race
interesting ...
Q. Did you and Damon Hill touch at Tosa?
MS: We were very close together, but I didn't feel his car touch mine.
I just saw that something had broken on his car, maybe the wing, after
we had been running closely together. Maybe he touched the kerb on the
inside, but we didn't touch.
Q. Nicola, how does it feel to be 2nd here at Imola?
NL: I am very happy with this result because I have been looking for
something like this all through my career in Formula 1. Maybe it is the
last opportunity, because next week I will be back in a touring car
and Jean will get his car back for Monaco. Although I am very happy
for myself, it is difficult to be happy when I think about my injured
mechanics.
Q. Any problems in the race?
NL: No. When the race started I intended to do only one pit stop. The
car was hard to drive at the beginning because I hadn't done any testing
with half tanks. Ten laps from the end it was very difficult to brake
and I had a lot of wheelspin. But I could control Mika because he was 30
seconds behind me.
Q. Mika, you must be pleased with 3rd place from 8th on the grid ...
MH: After all the work that we have done since the start of the season,
and after the bad luck which we had in Brazil and Aida, this time it
was good. We finished the race and we got on to the podium. I have to
admit I was pleased. It was good fun: I pushed very hard all the way,
unfortunately it wasn't enough to get a better position.
Q. How was the speed of the car on the straight?
MH: That was our basic problem all weekend. Starting the race from 8th
position, I knew it would be difficult to pass people in the race. But
at the end of the day it was OK.
Q. Do you intend to make any proposals about safety?
MS: I took the opportunity to talk to Mr [Roland] Bruynseraede of the
FIA about all the circuits where I personally thought safety could be
improved. Although Roland is pushing very hard for something to be done,
it cannot be accomplished in one day. Maybe there will be other drivers
with different solutions, and they must be discussed. We agreed to try
to have a talk at Monaco on the free day, Friday, and we want to get all
the drivers together if possible.
Q. Michael, what are your feelings about this circuit?
MS: You cannot make a circuit so safe that there will always be the
run-off areas necessary [to cope with a big accident]. But when things
happen like they did yesterday and today, you will still have major
incidents even where the run-off areas are as wide as possible. There is
nothing to do about this except to make sure that the car is right and
that things like this cannot happen.
MH: If you look at the quality of the circuits, like Imola here, there
are corners like Tamburello, where Ayrton went off, which are taken at
really high speed, 300 km/h at the exit. [Unfortunately] there are bad
bumps there, really bad, and that is not the only bumpy place at Imola.
These kinds of thing must be improved.
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| 25.77 | San Marino results | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Mon May 02 1994 12:06 | 69 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: San Marino GP results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
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1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:28'28.642
2. Larini I Ferrari 54.942
3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1'10.679
4. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1'13.658
5. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1 LAP
6. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1 LAP
7. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1 LAP
8. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1 LAP
9. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 2 LAPS
10. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 2 LAPS
11. Panis F Ligier-Renault 2 LAPS
12. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 3 LAPS
13. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 4 LAPS
DNF de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart ON LAP 50 -- Accident
DNF Alboreto I Minardi-Ford ON LAP 45 -- Lost wheel
DNF Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford ON LAP 41 -- Engine
DNF Martini I Minardi-Ford ON LAP 38 -- Spun off
DNF Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford ON LAP 28 -- Spun off
DNF Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor ON LAP 24 -- Engine
DNF Beretta F Larrousse-Ford ON LAP 18 -- Engine
DNF Berger A Ferrari ON LAP 17 -- Handling
DNF Senna BRZ Williams-Renault ON LAP 6 -- Accident
DNF Comas F Larrousse-Ford ON LAP 6 -- Handling
DNF Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford ON LAP 1 -- Accident
DNF Lamy P Lotus-Honda ON LAP 1 -- Accident
Fastest lap:
Hill (Williams-Renault): Lap 10, 1'24.335, 215.1 km/h
Leaders:
1-5 Senna
6-9 Berger
10-13 Hakkinen
14-18 Larini
19-58 Schumacher
Drivers' Championship:
----------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 30
2. Hill GB Williams-Renault 8
3. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 7
4. Berger A Ferrari 6
Larini I Ferrari 6
6. Alesi I Ferrari 4
Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 4
Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 4
9. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 3
10. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 3
11. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 2
12. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1
Constructors' Championship:
---------------------------
1. Benetton-Ford 30
2. Ferrari 16
3. Williams-Renault 8
4. Jordan-Hart 7
5. Sauber-Mercedes 6
6. McLaren-Peugeot 4
7. Footwork-Ford 3
Tyrrell-Yamaha 3
9. Larrousse-Ford 1
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| 25.80 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue May 03 1994 10:39 | 13 |
| ESPN mentioned last night that, with the death of Senna, the
retirement of Alain Prost, and the move to Indy cars of Nigel
Mansell, the driver with the next most F1 wins is Gerhard
Berger.
It went something like:
Alain Prost 51
Ayrton Senna 41
Nigel Mansell 30
Gerhard Berger 8
Scott
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| 25.81 | Mosley questioned on F1 safety | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Tue May 03 1994 12:36 | 87 |
| From: [email protected] (AP)
Subject: Senna's Fatal Crash Questioned
Date: Mon, 2 May 94 16:30:19 PDT
LONDON (AP) -- Was it the car? Was it the track? Should the new
rules be blamed or could it have been driver error?
There were many questions that needed answers Monday, the day
after three-time world champion Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash
at the San Marino Grand Prix.
The man on the grill as the questions flew thick and fast was
Max Mosley, the man who runs Formula One as president of the
International Auto Racing Federation (FIA).
Mosley was more than ready to put up a vigorous defense of his
sport, which also lost Austrian rookie driver Roland Ratzenberger
in a qualifying crash Saturday. After 12 years without a fatality,
he pointed out the possibility that Formula One was simply overdue.
``I see it slightly differently than most people,'' Mosley told
reporters at his London office. ``I think that nothing has changed
since a week ago -- except that we've had two tragedies and one very
near miss (Rubens Barrichello's accident Friday).
``It's no more dangerous or safer than it was a week ago, and
you can never be happy unless you can say it's completely safe.
It's still not safe, and arguably may never be.''
But what about the argument that Senna's crash, head-on into a
concrete barrier at more than 300 kph (168 mph), and a spate of
other accidents are a result of new rules designed to eliminate
electronic drivers' aids such as traction control and active
suspension -- rules that Mosley championed in an effort to return
full control of the car back to the driver?
``The so-called drivers' aids had nothing to do with these
accidents,'' he said. ``The two things are wholly unconnected. It's
also a complete non-sequitur because out of the 12 years that we've
had without any fatalities on the track, 10 of those have been
without the driver aids.''
Ratzenberger's accident was thought to have been caused by a
mechanical failure, but the reason behind Senna's crash may never
be known. He inexplicably went straight when the track curved left.
The ``black box'' -- a computerized data-logging system similar to
that used in airplanes -- from Senna's car was being examined at the
Williams factory in Didcot, England.
Senna expressed concerns about his car's passive suspension the
day before the race, so why had Mosley ruled it out as a possible
cause of the accident so quickly?
``The purpose of active suspension is to make the car
aerodynamically better in the sense that you can go around the
corners faster,'' he said. ``So if Senna had had active suspension,
the only possible effect would have been him taking the corner even
faster.''
Simple enough. But if Senna's car had hit a bump on the
notoriously uneven Imola track and lost its grip going into the
corner, couldn't the lack of active suspension be to blame?
``If the car was set too low or the tire pressures were too low
or somebody made a mistake of some kind, then that could happen,''
he said. ``It has nothing to do with active suspension.
``The point is you set the car up for the track, and nobody knew
that better than Senna. Also, he went over that bump I don't know
how many times in practice. If there was a problem, it would have
appeared sooner.''
What about the Imola track, whose safety features seem arcane
next to more modern facilities? When Senna went off, there were no
safety nets, no tires to stop him. Nothing but a concrete wall.
``There is undoubtedly a reason why (there are no are tires
there), but I'm not expert enough to say what reason,'' said
Mosley, adding that the track passed a FIA inspection last week.
``No driver had ever said to me, `I think Imola is dangerous.' ''
Nevertheless, FIA's safety commission will examine the track in
the wake of the accidents, and top-level FIA executives have
scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday in Paris to review the
weekend's events.
Mosley also deflected questions on other crash theories,
including debris on the track and cold tires due to the delay
caused by a crash at the start of the race. Mosley said the track
had been swept after the opening crash and that Senna ``would know
exactly where he was with his tires; he was very experienced.''
And why wasn't the race canceled after Senna's accident?
``In 100 years of motor racing, that's never the way it's been
done,'' he said. ``I wouldn't interfere with decades of
tradition.''
Senna was often a leader in the campaign to improve safety on
the Formula One circuit. Yet Mosley had his own view of drivers'
priorities.
``The drivers, generally speaking, are interested in having the
fastest car,'' he said. ``They are not really interested in safety.
``If you said to a racing driver: There in front of you are two
cars. One of them is very dangerous. One of them is very safe, but
the dangerous one is 5 seconds per lap quicker than the safe one,
they would all without exception get into the dangerous one.''
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| 25.82 | RE: 974.80 | HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Tue May 03 1994 13:15 | 13 |
| Current F1 driver and wins:
Berger 8 (last win, Australia 1992)
Alboreto 5 (last win, Germany 1985)
Schumacher 5
Hill 3
In an answer to a previous question about a season without a past or present
WDC driving - only 1950 and 1959. In 1958 Fangio was the only past WDC
competing and he only drove in two races before retiring.
Dave
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| 25.83 | Pacific team suffers fire damage | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Thu May 05 1994 00:23 | 19 |
| From: L J Yellowlees <[email protected]>
Subject: F1: Imola investigation, Pacific transporter fire
It was also stated in the more reputable UK papers this morning that
FIA, Williams and Simtek are also under investigation with respect to
possible charges for culpable homicide. This is potentially worrying,
as any attempt to bring charges could, depending on who is charged,
either result in the cancellation of the Italian GP or Williams and/or
Simtek missing the event.
The other piece of bad news to emerge this morning was that Pacific GP's
transporter was destroyed in a fire in France while returning to the UK.
Reports stated that the cause was overheating in the brakes of the
trailer. Apparently the team managed to rescue the F1 cars (though it
was not known yet whether they had been significantly damaged) but
everything else was totalled. Pacific are now trying desperately to
raise the funds to replace the lost equipment, spares etc. which they
will need for Monaco. Just what a new, underfunded team needs to boost
its prospects.
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| 25.84 | Berger comments on this past weekend.. | NOVA::BOIKO | Mike Boiko, RdB Performance, 381-2362 | Fri May 06 1994 17:48 | 52 |
| Copied without permission from the Motoring News 5/5/94
To run or not to run ? All of the drivers faced that terribly
difficult descision in the wake of Roland Ratzenberger's fatal
accident on Saturday afternoon as qualifying resumed. For his
compatriots, it was perhaps tougher still. Visibly very shaken,
Gerhard Berger eventually decided that he _would_ drive, and afterwards
was very candid as he explained how he came to make his choice.
"Most of you are going to ask whether it was right to continue to
drive. Honestly, I saw the accident. I saw it in repeat and I know
what happened. I know how heavy it was, how bad it was for the driver.
"I knew before I went out that the situation was critical. But without
even knowing, I could feel it myself. It was the first time that I
have found myself shaking after an accident. I was sitting in the car,
I watched it on the monitor, and when they started to get him out of the
car, I could sse that it was going to be very bad.
"Of course, in our job you are sometimes a bit prepared to see situations
like this. But as it was another Austrian driver, as it was a personal
contact to a person, it was even worse. I know that it should not make a
difference between a driver that you know and a driver that you do not
know. But it affects you in a different way.
"I went out from the car. I felt sick. I went to the motorhome and I was
shaking, all my body. Then the difficult situation was coming, to say if
I was going to drive or not.
"I told myself that it was not whether I was going to drive now. The
question was whether I would drive tomorrow [in the race] and in the
future, or if I was not going to drive at all. It was not related to
this [Saturday] afternoon, it is related to whether you are prepared
top have this risk or not. It was not going to make any difference to
Roland if I drove or not. But I had to decide if I am prepared to
still take risks like this.
"Honestly, yesterday [Friday], when Barrichello went off, it gave me a
picture of how close sometimes we are between life and death. I saw it
today. I was really on the limit.
"But I said to myself, 'Do you want to race tomorrow or are you not going
to race ?' And I said I _was_ going to race.
"From this moment on, I told myself to concentrate on the job in because
it was not going to make any difference to anybody. It was a difficult
situation and it was _very_ hard."
The following day, Gerhard had to face the entire situation, all over again,
once more with a friend, when he saw Senna's pit accident and then the
incident in the Ferrari pit. One can but imagine the thoughts in his head
as he left the circuit on Sunday evening.
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| 25.85 | I could have sworn... | BROKE::TAYLOR | Not powered by Zima(tm) | Fri May 06 1994 23:19 | 6 |
| re: .84
I already read that one in here a few days back. Didn't you see it
also? (Or was I dreaming it? Deja vu?)
Mike
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| 25.86 | Prost retirement for good | HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Mon May 09 1994 09:59 | 4 |
| On the internet I read that Prost will not sit in another F1 car out of
respect for Senna.
Dave
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| 25.87 | | MILKWY::SMCCORMICK | Hurricane Scott | Mon May 09 1994 10:31 | 6 |
|
Personally, I was hoping Prost would run a race or two in the
Williams car in "honor" of Senna.
Scott.
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| 25.88 | BERGER willing to resign ? | DECAUX::VNATIG::KARASEK | Thomas KARASEK @AUI | Tue May 10 1994 13:26 | 40 |
| Sunday night there was a discussion on the Austrian TV, featuring Gerhard BERGER
and Niki LAUDA. Berger was uncertain about wether to continue his career or not.
He did cancel the testing for Monaco (and went to brazil to attend Senna's
funeral).
As both of them agreed, there is another alarming aspect about the sad events at
Imola:
After Ratzenberger's fatal accident drivers still could persuade themselves,
that things like that would not happen to them. Ratzenberger was an
unexperienced formula-1 driver (on his 3rd GP-weekend) and SIMTEC as well is a
new, unexperiences low-budget team.
Senna, on the other hand, was the best driver in a nearly perfect car.
Since it is obvious, that it was not the drivers fault in both cases, it made it
brutaly clear that things like this could happen to every driver.
Berger himself was driving some laps in Imola with a broken front suspension
(before he gave up), without even knowing it.
Berger stated that he lost his trust in the technical part and the reliability
of the cars.
Berger about the luck a driver needs, and his own accidents (especially Imola
'88 and Monza '93):
"It is like a chequebook, where you take out the pages until someday they are
gone."
As both Lauda and Berger agreed again there are certain changes to be done right
now:
- The drivers should unite and care more about their own security as they did
the last years. (Though this will be rather difficult, since most of the
charismatic and experienced persons are gone, leaving their place for young
and hungry drivers.)
- The competences for finances and security should be devided again, thus
avoiding that security needs may be overruled by financial interests.
(e.g. starting GPs in spite of unacceptable conditions, like last years
Australian GP.)
Yesterday Berger did announce a press conference at Monaco on Wednesday, 11th.
As an interested follower of his career, I would not be surprised if he
announced his retirement.
Tom.
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| 25.89 | Accident with Karl Wendlinger ?? | VAXRIO::CAMACHO | PCI Sales - Brazil | Thu May 12 1994 09:31 | 7 |
| Just listened on the radio news, in the way to work today, that Karl
Wendlinger suffered an accident during Monaco GP tests.
He suffered a skull traumatism (sp??) and was sent, in emergency, to a
Hospital at Nice - France.
Anybody else heard something ??
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| 25.90 | sh*t........ | HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Thu May 12 1994 13:18 | 3 |
| Read in UK_CARS that Wendlinger is in a coma and is in critical condition.....
Dave
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| 25.91 | Update on Karl - What is going on here in F1?? | NOVA::BOIKO | Mike Boiko, RdB Performance, 381-2362 | Thu May 12 1994 13:43 | 83 |
| Article 36142 of rec.autos.sport:
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From: [email protected] (Daniel Steeves)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: wendlinger update
Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 15:21:49 GMT
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grabbed this from cis news service - i know it is a cr violation but
too bad
APs 05/12 1035 CAR--Monaco GP
Copyright, 1994. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) -- Michael Schumacher of Germany today won the
provisional pole for the Monaco Grand Prix in the opening qualifying session
which was marred by still another driver injury.
Karl Wendlinger of Austria was in a coma with severe head injuries after
crashing this morning during practice.
Doctor Dominique Grimaud at the Saint Roc Hospital in Nice, France, said the
driver was in a "very serious coma," with the chances of survival uncertain.
Wendlinger's Sauber-Mercedes slammed into barrier coming out of a tunnel just
before a small curve on the fastest portion of the circuit.
Race organizers said a brain scan revealed the 25-year-old driver had head
trauma, a contusion and cerebral swelling.
Wendlinger's accident came on the first day of Formula One competition since
the deaths of Brazilian Ayrton Senna and another Austrian, Roland Ratzenberger,
during the San Marino Grand Prix weekend two weeks ago.
The practice session, which was nearing its conclusion, was stopped after the
accident. The first official qualifying session was in the afternoon when
Schumacher was the fastest. There is an off day on Friday with another
qualifying on Saturday.Copyright, 1994. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
By SALVATORE ZANCA
Associated Press Writer
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) -- Austrian driver Karl Wendlinger was in a coma
with severe head injuries after crashing this morning during practice for the
Monaco Grand Prix.
Doctor Dominique Grimaud at the Saint Roc Hospital in Nice, France, said the
25-year-old driver was in a "very serious coma," with the chances of survival
uncertain.
The accident occurred on the first day of Formula One competition since the
deaths of Ayrton Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger two weeks ago during the
San Marino Grand Prix weekend.
Wendlinger's Sauber-Mercedes hit a barrier coming out of a tunnel just before
a small curve on the fastest portion of the circuit.
Race organizers said a brain scan revealed the 25-year-old driver was
suffering from head trauma, a contusion and cerebral swelling.
According to the team statement, Wendlinger hit the barriers side-on as he
entered the curve. Telemetry data failed to reveal a technical defect in car,
but the team said the driver braked 13 yards later than he had on the previous
lap.
Coming out of the tunnel, drivers usually reach a speed of about 186 mph
before slowing down to less than 37 mph for the curve.
Knocked unconscious by the crash, Wendlinger was given an intravenous
injection on the scene and was treated for 15 minutes before being taken in an
ambulance to Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.
After treatment, he was transfered to the intensive care unit at Nice, about
18 miles from Monaco.
Amid concerns about safety after the San Marino tragedies, the International
Automobile Federation made minor adjustments to the Monaco circuit to slow the
drivers down in the pit area. However, nothing was done alter to the track
configuration.
The organizers of the Monaco Grand Prix also made some revisions in the
tunnel, including painting the barriers with white paint. Safety lights were
installed at the curve where Wendlinger's car came to rest.
Wendlinger, in his fourth year in Formula One, is tied for sixth in hhe
drivers' championship standings. Earlier in the practice session, he made a pit
stop for an adjustment to the car's front suspension.
________ ________ ________ ________ ________
Daniel Steeves
"Make things as simple as possible...
but no simpler."
Albert Einstein
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| 25.92 | | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Fri May 13 1994 00:07 | 25 |
| Back when Retzenberger (sp?) was killed, and just before Senna, I was
going to comment on a movie I saw about Formula 1. It was called
"The Quick and the Dead".
It was really good. I only remember Jackie Stewart was a featured
driver, but there were several others. They gave you an inside look
into the drivers lives and stuff. At the end of the movie just before
the credits they give an update to the movie.
They display a portrait of a person featured, and on the bottom of
the screen it said "Killed, South Africa, 1972" Killed, Monaco, 1969
Killed, Germany, 1974
or something to that effect. It was really chilling. Aside from that
point, it was an excellent movie about formula one (especially in
the late 60's early 70's.
Finally, I really hope the drive who was injured gets better. I can't
help but remember Davey Allison. Everyone prayed for him and he
held on until the next morning.
I certainly hope this is a "bad moment", and not attributable to an
unsafe chassis.
MadMike
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| 25.93 | Thursday practice times from Monaco | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri May 13 1994 12:35 | 36 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Monaco GP Thursday practise
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
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1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:21.822
2. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:22.942
3. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.561
4. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:23.816
5. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:23.939
6. Berger A Ferrari 1:24.015
7. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:24.021
8. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:24.460
9. Alesi F Ferrari 1:24.550
10. Wendlinger A Sauber-Mercedes 1:24.926
11. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:25.055
12. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:25.156
13. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.417
14. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1:25.957
15. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:26.301
16. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:26.427
17. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:26.688
18. deCesaris I Jordan-Hart 1:26.708
19. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:26.754
20. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:27.148
21. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:28.241
22. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:28.762
23. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:29.848
24. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:30.088
25. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:30.275
26. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:31.013
Wendlinger crashed on the exit from the tunnel and was taken to the
hospital for observation. He had no major injuries and was conscious
when in the hospital, but developed a blood clot and lapsed into a
coma. As of Friday morning, not further reports are available.
|
| 25.94 | Thursday qualifying times from Monaco | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri May 13 1994 12:36 | 32 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Monaco GP Thursday qualifying
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:20.230
2. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.580
3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.881
4. Berger A Ferrari 1:22.038
5. Alesi F Ferrari 1:22.521
6. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.605
7. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:23.162
8. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:23.514
9. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.522
10. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:23.580
11. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:23.588
12. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:23.885
13. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:24.103
14. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:24.126
15. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.488
16. deCesaris I Jordan-Hart 1:24.519
17. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:24.731
18. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.115
19. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:25.421
20. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1:25.859
21. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:26.690
22. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:27.694
23. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:29.984
24. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:48.173
Wendlinger was in the hospital, and Frentzen declined to take part in the
qualifying.
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| 25.95 | | BERN01::GOODEJ | Mr Dragon | Fri May 13 1994 12:57 | 10 |
|
Re .last
>> and Frentzen declined to take part in the qualifying.
Peter Sauber, the team-boss has apparently (according to Swiss press)
stated that Frenzen will not race in view of the injury to Wendlinger.
JBG
|
| 25.96 | Saturday practice times from Monaco | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat May 14 1994 19:00 | 29 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Monaco GP Saturday practise
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:20.464
2. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:20.915
3. Berger A Ferrari 1:21.045
4. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.030
5. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:22.273
6. Alesi F Ferrari 1:22.474
7. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:22.824
8. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:22.895
9. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:23.009
10. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1:23.184
11. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.274
12. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:23.855
13. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:23.908
14. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:23.936
15. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:24.273
16. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:24.734
17. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:24.930
18. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.543
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.571
20. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1:25.642
21. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.860
22. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:25.939
23. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:28.675
24. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:29.836
|
| 25.97 | Schu wins his first pole with record lap | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat May 14 1994 19:02 | 87 |
| From: [email protected] (AP)
Subject: Schumacher Makes Record Run
Date: Sat, 14 May 94 10:30:23 PDT
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) -- Formula One drivers made it through
the city's twisting streets without a mishap Saturday,
overshadowing Michael Schumacher's record-breaking qualifying run
at the Grand Prix of Monaco.
Schumacher, in a Benetton-Ford, won the first pole of his career
and in the process shattered a record that may never be broken. New
safety regulations, which take effect after Sunday's race, are
expected to slow the cars down for years to come.
There was relief -- but certainly no celebration -- over the sport
getting through the day without an injury. It was the first time
that has happened in the last five days of activity.
``Nothing happened today,'' said Austrian driver Gerhard Berger,
who spoke openly of retiring after the deaths of Ayrton Senna and
Roland Ratzenberger during the San Marino Grand Prix weekend two
weeks ago. ``But you have periods where nothing happens, even in
difficult circumstances.
``You cannot see these things day by day. You have to see the
long term.''
Austrian Karl Wendlinger, who received head injuries in a crash
during practice Thursday, remained in critical condition Saturday.
Schumacher lifted some of the gloom cast over the sport with a
superb drive on the last lap of qualifying. The German negotiated
the 2.06-mile circuit in 1 minute, 18.56 seconds, beating Nigel
Mansell's 1992 Monaco record of 1:19.495.
``I feel confident because the car worked very well, so
everything looks promising,'' said Schumacher, who won the first
three races of the season and already holds a commanding 23-point
lead in the standings.
``If Michael doesn't have any problems, there isn't going to be
any way to beat him,'' said Berger, who qualified third for Ferrari
behind the McLaren-Peugeot of Finland's Mika Hakkinen.
Still, qualifying just didn't seem the same without the familiar
yellow helmet of Senna. The three-time world champion had won the
pole for the first three races this year to raise his record total
to 65.
Before Saturday, either McLaren or Williams had won every pole
position since September 1990. Many of those belonged to Senna.
In addition, Senna was the undisputed master of Monaco. He won
the race a record six times, including the last five. His fans,
including those in the bright yellow shirts of the ``Ayrton Senna
Swiss Fan Club,'' were not the only ones mourning his loss.
``We are certainly missing him,'' Damon Hill, Senna's
Williams-Renault teammate, said after settling for fourth in
qualifying. ``I have to shoulder the responsibility for everyone
and I must say I have found it quite hard.''
Out of respect for the Brazilian, Williams did not name a
replacement for Senna at Monaco. Also, the first two places on the
grid will be empty at the start of the race in memory of Senna and
Ratzenberger. Schumacher will lead the field from the No. 3
position.
The Pacific Grand Prix on April 17 was the last time Formula One
activity was not stopped to allow ambulances and doctors on the
track.
Rubens Barichello of Brazil somehow escaped serious injury after
a spectacular crash on the opening day of qualifying at San Marino.
Ratzenberger died during qualifying the next day, and Senna a day
later in the race.
On Thursday, Wendlinger hit a wall during the first day of
Monaco practice. The 25-year-old Austrian has not regained
consciousness since, and doctors said Saturday the driver will be
kept in an artificial coma on a respirator for the next eight to 10
days. The long-term prognosis remained uncertain.
There was no racing Friday.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA), the sport's
governing body, responded to the streak of accidents by making
sweeping rule changes to slow the cars and increase driver
protection. The regulations will be phased in at the Spanish Grand
Prix in two weeks.
The drivers gave a guarded response to the changes, but said
they felt the teams would comply without much protest.
``We have to go through it carefully now,'' said Berger, who has
led a new drivers' crusade demanding improved safety. ``Maybe all
points are super. Maybe many ones are not right. You can never make
everyone happy, but it doesn't look at the moment that anything
will be a big problem.''
The new push for safety created a Formula One first during
Saturday's practice session when Portuguese driver Pedro Lamy was
tagged with a $5,000 fine for speeding in the pit lane, a rule
imposed this year for Monaco.
Another of the changes introduced for Sunday's race was a
lottery to determine on which laps teams could make pit stops. But
the proposal was dropped after a meeting involving FIA and the
teams.
|
| 25.98 | Saturday qualifying times from Monaco | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat May 14 1994 19:04 | 29 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Monaco GP Saturday qualifying
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:18.560
2. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:19.488
3. Berger A Ferrari 1:19.958
4. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:20.079
5. Alesi F Ferrari 1:20.452
6. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:21.053
7. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:21.189
8. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.222
9. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:21.288
10. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.614
11. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.731
12. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:21.793
13. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:22.211
14. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1:22.265
15. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:22.359
16. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:22.375
17. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:22.679
18. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:23.025
19. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1:23.858
20. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:24.131
21. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:24.377
22. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:24.656
23. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:26.082
24. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 8:36.897
|
| 25.99 | FIA press release on rule changes | WFOV12::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat May 14 1994 19:05 | 74 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: FIA Press Release on rule changes
PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE (FIA)
13.05.94
Following the meetings in Paris held on May 4, 1994, the FIA today announced
radical measures to improve the safety of drivers in Formula One and reduce
the performance of Formula One cars.
These measures are as follows:
1994
Next Grand Prix (Barcelona 27-29 May):
1. The size of the rear underwing (diffuser) will be reduced.
2. All parts of the front wing behind the foremost part of the front
wheel will be removed.
3. The front wing endplates will be raised by a further 10 mm.
For the Canadian Grand Prix (10-12 June):
1. Increased lateral protection for the driver's head.
2. Strengthened lower wishbone (to reduce the possibility of wheel
striking the driver in the event of an accident.)
3. Increased minimum weight by 25 kg (to help with the above two
measures.)
4. Longer cockpit opening (to reduce danger of driver striking his
head.)
5. Pump fuel. Obtained by the FIA from one or more of 100 petrol
stations nominated by the fuel supplier, and delivered to the
team under the supervision of the FIA.
6. Elimination of the engine airbox (dynamic intake).
These measures will produce an immediate and appreciable reduction in
engine power.
Mid-season (German Grand Prix 29-31 July):
Introduction of the entire 1995 regulations for the reduction of
aerodynamic performance (stepped flat bottom, etc.)
1995
1. A further reduction (minimum 50%) in aerodynamic downforce. The
teams are to produce a proposal by August 1st 1994, failing which
the FIA will adopt its own regulations.
2. Reduction of engine power to below 600 bhp by means of a fuel flow
valve.
3. Increase the minimum weight of the car to 625 kg including the
driver (an increase of 50 kg in the weight already decided for 1995.)
4. The current 200 litre fuel tank capacity will be retained for 1995
and beyond.
5. A very substantial increase in passive safety measures for drivers
(see below.)
6. A continuing review of circuits with particular regard for parts of
the circuit where an accident is not normally expected.
Details of these last two points will be decided by a special FIA
Advisory Expert Group, chaired by Professor Sid Watkins, President of
the FIA Medical Commission. He will be joined by the F1 Technical
Delegate, a currently competing driver, a currently competing car
designer, the Formula One Safety Delegate (Circuits), and outside
experts chosen by the group. These experts will be from all the
relevant areas (structural design, airbags, absorbent foams, crash
testing techniques, measurement techniques, etc., etc.) The FIA will
make such funds as may be necessary available for research purposes.
These measures have been introduced by the FIA as a matter of /force majeur/,
it having proved impossible to obtain the consent required by the Concorde
Agreement, notwithstanding extensive discussions with the parties involved.
Monaco
13.05.94
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| 25.100 | | WARNUT::ALLEN | It works better if you screw it in.. | Mon May 16 1994 09:19 | 6 |
| A hostpital spokesperson said that Karl is in an induced coma (standard
practice for these types of injuries) and that they hope to bring him
round sometime today or tomorrow, they have no means of knowing how the
injury will affect him long term.
Mike
|
| 25.101 | Sunday warm-up times from Monaco | FRSBEE::DOBOSZ | | Mon May 16 1994 14:13 | 29 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Monaco GP Sunday warmup
Pos Name Nat Team Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:21.294
2. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.560
3. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.038
4. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:22.458
5. Berger A Ferrari 1:22.943
6. Alesi F Ferrari 1:23.259
7. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:23.342
8. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1:23.925
9. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.972
10. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:24.024
11. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.040
12. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:24.096
13. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:24.325
14. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:24.363
15. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:24.446
16. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.113
17. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:25.213
18. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:25.643
19. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1:26.057
20. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:26.279
21. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:26.301
22. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:26.308
23. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:27.347
24. Belmondo F Pacific-Ilmor 0:00.000
|
| 25.102 | Schumacher wins at Monaco | FRSBEE::DOBOSZ | | Mon May 16 1994 14:13 | 83 |
| From: [email protected] (AP)
Subject: Schumacher Wins Monaco GP
Date: Sun, 15 May 94 12:20:13 PDT
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) -- Michael Schumacher, the heir-apparent
to Ayrton Senna as the dominant driver in Formula One, capped a
turbulent week with a smooth victory Sunday in the Monaco Grand
Prix.
Starting from the pole position, Schumacher led throughout to
finish more than 35 seconds ahead of runner-up Martin Brundle.
``It was still difficult,'' Schumacher said. ``In Monaco, every
lap is difficult.''
Schumacher, who holds a big lead in the world championship
standings with four wins in four races, said he competed only after
overcoming self doubts brought on by the deaths of Senna and
Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger two weeks ago at the San Marino
Grand Prix.
``I think for all of us these two weeks after Imola have been
very difficult,'' Schumacher said. ``Nobody was sure what we should
think about all this and how we should feel. For me, it was even
the point that I wasn't sure myself that I could continue racing
like normal.
``This was the point I made to myself: If I have any feeling
where I would be afraid, then I would have to stop.''
Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford, had little to fear from the
rest of the field. Two of his main competitors, Mika Hakkinen and
Damon Hill, bumped while heading into the first curve on the
opening lap and were forced out. Neither driver was injured.
``It looked to me as though where he (Hakkinen) was going to go,
I had room to get by him on the left,'' said Hill, who drove the
only Williams-Renault in the race in Senna's absence. ``But he
moved off his line to the left and I had no room. I hit the wall
and then hit him.''
By then Schumacher was already clear of the field. He was ahead
by 13 seconds after 10 laps and easily held on to the lead after
each of his two pit stops.
Schumacher then broke Nigel Mansell's race lap record,
negotiating the twisting, 2.069-mile street course in 1 minute,
21.076 seconds on his 35th time around. Mansell's best was 1:21.598
in 1992.
British driver Brundle capitalized on a spin by Gerhard Berger
to finish second in a McLaren-Peugeot, 37.278 seconds behind
Schumacher.
Berger's Ferrari hit an oil patch at the start of the 42nd lap.
Brundle overtook him seconds later, and the Austrian settled for
third.
``I started to brake but it was much too late for the oil and it
looked like I would go straight into the barrier,'' Berger said.
A Schumacher victory at the Spanish GP in two weeks would match
Mansell's 1992 record of five consecutive GPrix wins at the start
of a season. The German, with 40 points, already holds a 30-point
lead over Berger.
``Frankly, I don't think anybody's going to catch him for the
world championship,'' Brundle said.
Schumacher, who is also one of the leaders in a new drivers'
group pushing for improved safety, may be the answer to the sport's
search for a new superstar in the absence of former world champions
Senna, the retired Alain Prost and Mansell, who has moved to the
IndyCar circuit.
``There certainly is more pressure, there's no doubt. But so far
it hasn't affected me,'' Schumacher said. ``Probably I take in the
right way.''
Schumacher then paid an emotional tribute to Senna, who had won
a record six times in Monaco, including the last five in a row.
``It was his sport, his life, Formula One,'' Schumacher said.
``And I think he would wish this sport to continue, and that's what
we're here for. To continue this sport and make the best of it.''
The aftermath of Imola, plus the accident during Monaco
qualifying Thursday that left Austrian Karl Wendlinger in a coma,
produced sweeping rule changes from the International Automobile
Federation (FIA).
Some Grand Prix engineers and drivers have expressed skepticism
about the measures, designed to reduce speed and enhance driver
safety. Some of the new rules are scheduled to take effect at the
next race in Spain.
``Are you sure about that?'' Brundle said, hinting that the
teams may rebel against the FIA dictates. ``If we're fundamentally
changing the car, and we go to the next race with an unknown
quantity, then it doesn't strike me as particularly safe.''
Race organizers paid tribute to Senna and Ratzenberger by
painting the flags of Brazil and Austria on the first two places on
the starting grid. Schumacher led the field from the No. 3
position.
|
| 25.103 | Monaco finishing order | FRSBEE::DOBOSZ | | Mon May 16 1994 14:14 | 30 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Monaco GP results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:49:55.372
2. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 37.278
3. Berger A Ferrari 1:16.824
4. de Cesaris I Jordan-Hart 1 lap
5. Alesi F Ferrari 1 lap
6. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1 lap
7. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1 lap
8. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 2 laps
9. Panis F Ligier-Renault 2 laps
10. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 3 laps
11. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 5 laps
DNF Herbert GB Lotus-Honda On lap 68 [gearbox]
DNF Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor On lap 53 [fatigue]
DNF Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor On lap 49 [gearbox]
DNF Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford On lap 47 [gearbox]
DNF Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford On lap 45 [suspension]
DNF Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha On lap 40 [engine]
DNF Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha On lap 38 [gearbox]
DNF Bernard F Ligier-Renault On lap 34 [spun]
DNF Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart On lap 27 [engine]
DNF Hill GB Williams-Renault On lap 1 [contact]
DNF Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot On lap 1 [contact]
DNF Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford On lap 1 [contact]
DNF Martini I Minardi-Ford On lap 1 [contact]
|
| 25.104 | BBC update | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Fri May 27 1994 09:06 | 15 |
| I heard on the BBC last night that evidently Benetton is very sceptical of the
new rules changes and feel they can't adequately test a car before the race
this weekend. They reported that Schumacher's car had not been scurtinized by
the FIA and will not race until it is, and passes.
Looking at the lead that Michael has in points I see this as an interesting
move by Benetton - if they stick to their guns, they really won't loose much
as far as the championship is concerned and they will basically be flipping
the FIA the bird.
Do you think that the FIA would retaliate by banning Benetton? I doubt it -
they have lost Prost, Mansell, Senna and have a relatively new team at the top
this year. I doubt they would do anything against Benetton.
Dave
|
| 25.105 | | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Fri May 27 1994 09:41 | 5 |
| If the FIA disqualifies them from this race, you can be sure they will
be in compliance for the next one.... Naturally if there is more than
one team not in compliance, it could be just a fine for each.
jim
|
| 25.106 | Playing politics with other peoples money? | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Fri May 27 1994 10:18 | 4 |
| Imagine how the sponsor feels, missing a race to effectivly flip
off the FIA. I don't think that's in their contract. I'll bet their
obligated to field an entry at every F-1 race to uphold their
sponsorship commitment. Just a thought.
|
| 25.107 | RE: 974.106 | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Fri May 27 1994 11:33 | 5 |
| But who does Briatore work for? Isn't the Benetton team pretty much its own
sponsor? Honestly I don't know. My thinking is it's similar to Ferrari with
no major sponsor to piss off with a move like this.
Dave
|
| 25.108 | Friday morning practice results from Spain | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:29 | 16 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP Friday Practise results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.144
2. Alesi F Ferrari 1:26.539
3. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:26.823
4. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:27.313
5. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:27.463
6. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:27.637
7. Berger A Ferrari 1:27.903
8. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:28.043
9. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:29.120
Benetton was banned from practise by FIA; other teams boycotted in protest.
|
| 25.109 | Friday afternoon qualifying results from Spain | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:30 | 32 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP Friday Qualifying results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:23.426
2. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:24.580
3. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:24.716
4. Alesi F Ferrari 1:24.957
5. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:25.115
6. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:25.502
7. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:25.587
8. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:25.863
9. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:25.990
10. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:26.097
11. Berger A Ferrari 1:26.121
12. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1:26.368
13. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:26.595
14. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:26.614
15. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:27.017
16. Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:27.428
17. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:27.459
18. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:27.631
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:27.872
20. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:28.011
21. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:28.289
22. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 1:30.379
23. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:30.797
24. Montermini I Simtek-Ford 1:31.111
25. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:31.750
26. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:34.318
27. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 28:05.683
|
| 25.110 | Saturday morning practice results from Spain | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:32 | 35 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP Saturday Practise results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:22.084
2. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.432
3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:22.772
4. Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:22.929
5. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:23.846
6. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:24.530
7. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.675
8. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:24.833
9. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:24.984
10. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:25.123
11. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.149
12. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:25.153
13. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.193
14. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1:25.206
15. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:25.352
16. Alesi F Ferrari 1:25.458
17. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:25.536
18. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:25.645
19. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:26.263
20. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:26.333
21. Berger A Ferrari 1:26.427
22. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:27.240
23. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:28.054
24. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 1:28.553
25. Montermini I Simtek-Ford 1:28.887
26. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:30.099
27. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:31.217
Alessandro Zanardi crashed during practise and was taken to hospital.
No serious injuries were reported.
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| 25.111 | Saturday afternoon qualifying results from Spain | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:34 | 31 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP Saturday Qualifying results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:21.908
2. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.559
3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:22.660
4. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:22.983
5. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:23.594
6. Alesi F Ferrari 1:23.700
7. Berger A Ferrari 1:23.715
8. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:23.763
9. Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:23.782
10. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.969
11. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.981
12. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:24.254
13. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1:24.930
14. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:24.996
15. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:25.018
16. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.050
17. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.161
18. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:25.247
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.577
20. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:25.766
21. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:26.084
22. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:26.397
23. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 1:27.685
24. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:28.151
25. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:28.873
26. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:30.657
|
| 25.112 | Spanish GP starting grid | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:35 | 32 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP Starting Grid
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:21.908
2. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.559 0.651
3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:22.660 0.101
4. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:22.983 0.323
5. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:23.594 0.611
6. Alesi F Ferrari 1:23.700 0.106
7. Berger A Ferrari 1:23.715 0.015
8. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:23.763 0.048
9. Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:23.782 0.019
10. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.969 0.187
11. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.981 0.012
12. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:24.254 0.273
13. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1:24.930 0.676
14. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:24.996 0.066
15. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:25.018 0.022
16. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.050 0.032
17. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:25.161 0.111
18. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:25.247 0.086
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.577 0.330
20. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:25.766 0.189
21. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:26.084 0.318
22. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:26.397 0.313
23. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 1:27.685 1.288
24. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:28.151 0.466
25. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:28.873 0.722
26. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:30.657 1.784
27. Montermini I Simtek-Ford 1:31.111 0.454
|
| 25.113 | Sunday morning warm-up from Spain | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:36 | 31 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP Sunday warmup
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:23.834
2. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:23.925 0.091
3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:24.616 0.691
4. Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:24.737 0.121
5. Alesi F Ferrari 1:25.136 0.399
6. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:25.160 0.024
7. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:25.352 0.192
8. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:25.464 0.112
9. Berger A Ferrari 1:25.792 0.328
10. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:25.806 0.014
11. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1:25.814 0.008
12. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:26.140 0.326
13. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:26.378 0.238
14. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:26.380 0.002
15. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:26.471 0.091
16. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:26.647 0.176
17. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:26.699 0.052
18. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.781 0.082
19. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:27.066 0.285
20. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:27.151 0.085
21. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:27.154 0.003
22. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:28.398 1.244
23. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 1:29.070 0.672
24. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:29.293 0.223
25. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:30.711 1.418
26. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:32.131 1.420
|
| 25.114 | Spanish GP results | WFOV11::DOBOSZ_M | keep cool, but do not freeze | Sun May 29 1994 23:38 | 65 |
| From: [email protected] (Tom Haapanen)
Subject: F1: Spanish GP results
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:36:14.374
2. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 24.166
3. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.969
4. Alesi F Ferrari 1 lap
5. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1 lap
6. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1 lap
7. Panis F Ligier-Renault 2 laps
8. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 3 laps
9. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 3 laps
10. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 4 laps
11. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 6 laps *
* Not running at finish
DNF Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 54
DNF Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 49
DNF Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 42
DNF Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 40
DNF Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 36
DNF Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 33
DNF Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 33
DNF Berger A Ferrari 28
DNF Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 25
DNF Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 22
DNF Comas F Larrousse-Ford 20
DNF Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 17
DNF Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 5
DNF Belmondo F Pacific-Ilmor 3
DNF Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 0
Spanish GP fastest laps
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Lap Time Gap
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 18 1:25.155
2. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 29 1:25.872 0.717
3. Hill GB Williams-Renault 17 1:25.874 0.002
4. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 33 1:26.233 0.359
5. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 38 1:26.346 0.113
6. Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 40 1:26.580 0.234
7. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 15 1:26.658 0.078
8. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 31 1:26.863 0.205
9. Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 10 1:26.983 0.120
10. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 14 1:27.468 0.485
11. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 14 1:27.533 0.065
12. Alesi F Ferrari 9 1:27.558 0.025
13. Berger A Ferrari 11 1:27.614 0.056
14. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 27 1:28.002 0.388
15. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 23 1:28.032 0.030
16. Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 17 1:28.279 0.247
17. Martini I Minardi-Ford 58 1:28.610 0.331
18. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 38 1:28.901 0.291
19. Panis F Ligier-Renault 39 1:29.118 0.217
20. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 34 1:29.233 0.115
21. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 4 1:29.880 0.647
22. Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 9 1:30.493 0.613
23. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 13 1:30.558 0.065
24. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 28 1:31.557 0.999
25. Belmondo F Pacific-Ilmor 2 1:35.061 3.504
26. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 0 0.000 0.000
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| 25.115 | | WARNUT::ALLEN | It works better if you screw it in.. | Tue May 31 1994 12:04 | 7 |
| Schumachers drive has to rate as one of the all time great drives. Looking back
at the tape, he was stuck in gear from lap 20, BEFORE his first pit stop. To
rive another 45 laps and 2 pit stops stuck in 5th is just staggering. It also
highlights just how good the Benneton and the Zetec-R engine is. If Schumacher
winds the championship this here he deserves it just on the Spanish G.P.
Mike
|
| 25.116 | | YUPPY::BUSH | Alive and Kicking | Mon Jun 13 1994 07:00 | 7 |
|
Can anyone with enough time post the complete finish times and
details from the Montreal Grnad prix of yesterday ?
Thanks in advance,
Tony B.
|
| 25.117 | RE: 974.116 | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Mon Jun 13 1994 10:31 | 16 |
| All I have is the top 7:
Schumacher
Hill
Alesi
Berger
Coulthard
Fittipaldi
Lehto
There is talk of Fittipaldi being DQ'd because the car was underweight, but I
have no confirmation of that.
Pole was Schumacher with 1:26.178.
Dave
|
| 25.118 | Confirmed .... | LARVAE::DRSD20::GALVIN | Politically Correctly Challenged | Mon Jun 13 1994 12:31 | 1 |
| See Cars_uk for more details .....
|
| 25.119 | Montreal Results | ASABET::JROGERS | | Tue Jun 14 1994 16:04 | 28 |
| Results from Montreal (from Boston Globe):
1. Schumacher
2. Hill
3. Alesi
4. Berger
5. Coulthard + 1 lap
6. Lehto
7. Barrichello
8. Herbert
9. Martini
10. Blundell + 2 laps
11. Alboreto
12. Panis
13. Bernard + 3 laps
14. Brabham + 4 laps
15. Zanardi etc.
16. Hakkinen
17. Beretta
18. Morbidelli
19. Gachot
20. Comas
21. Katayama
22. Irvine
23. de Cesaris
24. Frentzen
25. Brundle
DQ. Fittipaldi
|
| 25.120 | RE: 974.119 | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Tue Jun 14 1994 17:18 | 6 |
| From Zanardi down, they are all DNF and Blundell was not running at the end,
but classified as a finisher.
Pole and fastest lap both went to Schumacher.
Dave
|
| 25.121 | It only costs one pound eighty.. | FILTON::KEARNS_R | | Mon Jun 20 1994 09:41 | 8 |
|
Bushman....
Try reading Autosport !!!!!
At least that way you'll have something to do during
the day!! Works for me anyhow...
Later dude...
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| 25.122 | | YUPPY::BUSH | Alive and Kicking | Tue Jun 21 1994 10:30 | 9 |
|
Who asked you to stick your oar in Robbie???!!
I thought they'd sacked you by now!
Anyway I got the results from Car Week ( I posted them in
Cars_UK )
later dude (as you so eloquently put it!)
|
| 25.123 | NIGEL RETURNS | BRAT::STEVENS_M | | Wed Jun 29 1994 11:57 | 7 |
| Mansell is going to make a "guest" appearance at the French Grand Prix
this weekend, and there are no comments?
Is this a prelude to next years season?
Mark
|
| 25.124 | Welcome back (spin), Nigel (crunch)! | ASABET::JROGERS | | Wed Jun 29 1994 12:38 | 22 |
| I would be suprized if Nigel were to finish. I think he will end up
spinning off due to the changes in the car. He could possibly collect
someone else in the process.
That said, he also provides something to look forward to this weekend.
I don't know if there much thrill to watching Schumacher run off and
lap the field. Hopefully the new Ferarri will provide better results
in the turns to match the speed it had in Montreal. I don't know of
the new engine reliability, but hopefully the new package will provide
some challenge. The McLaren should have a new Peugeot engine. Maybe
they can last the race.
Here's a question: Will Brundle be in the seat or will it be Alliot?
After all, this is the French GP.
Another driver question: Has Lehto stepped down if favor of
Verstappen? Maybe the second Benetton will be in the points.
Fast Forward to Sunday.......
Jeff
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| 25.125 | RE: 974.124 | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Wed Jun 29 1994 13:14 | 8 |
| Most of the discussion has been going on in UK_CARS....sorry.
My feeling is sort of the same - Mansell will make a big splash, but I don't
expect a finish from him.
JJ is taking two more races off to fully recover from his accident.
Dave
|
| 25.126 | | TNPUBS::ALLEGREZZA | George Allegrezza @LKG | Wed Jun 29 1994 14:29 | 6 |
| This does have the smell of a "cut-and-run" strategy, i.e., Mansell
can't dominate this year, so he's off to another venue. Also, his
primary rivals are no longer active, meaning he's the big cheese in F1
once again, even considering Shoe's remarkable dominance.
Having said that, $21 million can explain almost anything. :-)
|
| 25.127 | Cancel F1 | ANNECY::HOTCHKISS | | Thu Jun 30 1994 07:59 | 5 |
| Prelude to next season-hopefully.Drivers will probably do a lot of
guest spots and there will certainly be spare slots as a result of
accidents caused by random rule changes.
The sooner they bring Indycar to Europe the better.
An-ex-formula-1-fan-who-will-be-watching-Nigel-anyway
|
| 25.128 | France results | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Tue Jul 05 1994 13:41 | 15 |
| Schumacher
Hill
Berger
Fretzen
Martini
de Cesaris
Both Saubers finished in the points!
Mansell out about halfway with 'gearbox' problems.
Hill started from pole with Mansell right beside him. Hill also got fastest
lap.
Dave
|
| 25.129 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue Jul 05 1994 14:04 | 3 |
| Interesting show when the McLarens went up in smoke.
Scott
|
| 25.130 | ex | ABACUS::STEVENS_M | | Tue Jul 05 1994 14:40 | 10 |
| I was impressed with Schumacher's start. Looked as if Nigel has gotten
to used to a rolling start...
The new Ferrari looks good. Also, it sounded as though Varsha and Daly on
ESPN's coverage thought that Lehto's ride would be somewhere else in
the not to distant future.
mark
|
| 25.131 | Daly | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Tue Jul 05 1994 15:19 | 15 |
| Others had commented on Daly's commentating, but I hadn't found anything too
obnoxious about it, until this race. He spouts off at the mouth much too
soon, like when Jos ended up in the sand - he mistook him for Schumacher and
nearly fainted!
There were also some very obvious comments he made that were uncalled for, but
I'll have to look at the tape again to get specifics.
Yes, those engine explosions were spectacular, especially from the front, down
the straight.
This is the first race of the season that Olivier Panis has not finished.
He's gone 6 in a row, but then crashed out on Sunday.
Dave
|
| 25.132 | What really happened to Mansell | ANNECY::HOTCHKISS | | Thu Jul 07 1994 06:35 | 3 |
| I heard that Nigels car had problems from the before the race and they
hadn't readied the spare in time.Funny the way he coasted to a finish
right next to 30 photographers-almost like it was planned..
|
| 25.133 | tickets Belgium GP ?! | JGO::AMERSFOORT | | Mon Jul 11 1994 05:03 | 6 |
| Hi,
Is there anyone who knows how much the tickets cost for the
Belgium Grand Prix in Franchorchamps.
Greetings Mick.
|
| 25.134 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Jul 11 1994 08:41 | 6 |
| Damon wins and McLaren explodes. Man, these McLarens with
the Pewjo engines remind me of the 4th of July.
What a show.
Scott
|
| 25.135 | official top six? | STOWOA::PLATT | | Mon Jul 11 1994 09:05 | 7 |
| Apparently there was some confusion regarding the final "offical"
standings due to a last corner incident with Barrichello and Hakkinen.
Can anyone post the top six "official" finishing order.
Thanks,
Barb
|
| 25.136 | | OASS::BURDEN_D | and a dozen grey attorneys | Mon Jul 11 1994 14:53 | 31 |
| I ran a recent list of F1 drivers names through the spell checker in WPS-PLUS.
Here are the results worth mentioning:
Metal Schemata
Damn Hill
Jeans Alas
Nicely Learn
Martin Brindle
Heinous Harold Frentzen
Mark Blunder
Eke Katayama
Andrew de Caesars
Eerie Comas
Machete Elaborate
Jerk Jarvilehto
Johnny Herbal
Padre Lay
Olive Pains
Gain Marble
Olive Beret
Reich Bernard
Bernard Cachet
Nigh Mangles
Jeans Mac Grunion
Derrick Warlock
Philippine Allot
Metal Barrels
Luck Badger
Van Cappella
Mario Apical
|
| 25.137 | Suspended | BRAT::STEVENS_M | | Wed Jul 27 1994 09:58 | 5 |
| Michael Schumacher was suspended for 2 races for passing Damon Hill on
the warmup lap at the British GP.
Mark
|
| 25.138 | | HYLNDR::MKING | | Wed Jul 27 1994 11:22 | 9 |
| Was it for passing Damon in the warm-up lap or for failing to stop
when black-flagged ? Or both ? Seems harsh to me - and coincidental
that he happens to be leading the championship by a large margin!
Also, does the suspension begin with Germany on Sunday, or after that?
I cant imagine the German paying F1 fans will be too happy if he's not
there.
Martin
|
| 25.139 | retyped from CARS_UK re: outcome of "trial" | PCBUOA::PLATT | | Wed Jul 27 1994 12:05 | 45 |
| This is note is re-typed from the CARS_UK notesfile:
"I just saw the official FIA World Motor Sport council ruling on the
Silverstone affairs. The actions of the Councile were:
1. A 1-race ban on Mika Hakkinen for violating articles 118 and 66 of
the F1 Sportign code. Given estenuating circumstances the ban is
suspended and will only be imposed if a similar violation is comitted
during the next 3 races
2. Same as 1 for Rubens Barrichello
3. Damon Hill acquitted of charges of violating article 151 of the
Sporting Code. Hill was able to show that he had merely slowed down,
not stopped, to pick up the flag.
4. Exclusion of team Benneton from the results of the 1994 British GP
and a fine of the team of US $500,000 for repeated failure to obey the
instructions of the officials. This penalty replaces the one imposed
by the Stewards
5. Exlusion of Michael Schumacher from the results of the 1994 British
GP and a suspension of two races for non-observation of the black flag
Both Schumacher and Benneton may appeal through their National Sporting
Authorities to the FIA International Court of Appeals. If an appeal is
filed, Schumacher will be allowed to race and score full points until
the appeal is heard.
6. Suspension for one year of the Clerk of the Course superlicense for
Pierre Aumondier, the Clerk of the Course for the British GP, for
failure in his duties on various points. The Royal Automobile Club is
directed to conduct a full investigation into the running of the
British GP and is to implement whatever measures are necessary to see
that these incidents do not occur in the future.
So Schu has been disqualified from the British GP and is out of the
next two races unless he appeals".
My own $.02 -- ANY doubt that Shu and Bennetton are already in the
midst of an appeal?????
|
| 25.140 | Please, someone shoot Max | NWD002::MARTINMI | | Wed Jul 27 1994 16:01 | 4 |
| I like what another noter in CARS_UK said about the ban/appeal:
If he were Briatore he would forget the appeal, start their ban with
the German race and let Mad-Max and Bernie deal with the crowd.
Ha. It would serve them right.
|
| 25.141 | from r.a.s | OASS::BURDEN_D | and a dozen grey attorneys | Fri Jul 29 1994 17:45 | 34 |
| Subject: F1: German GP Friday qualifying
Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time
------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Damon Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:44.026
2. Gerhard Berger A Ferrari 1:44.616
3. Michael Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:44.875
4. Jean Alesi F Ferrari 1:45.272
5. David Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:45.477
6. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:45.487
7. Mark Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:45.814
8. Eddie Irvine GB Jordan-Hart 1:45.911
9. Rubens Barrichello BR Jordan-Hart 1:45.962
10. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Sauber-Mercedes 1:46.488
11. Ukyo Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:46.534
12. Martin Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:46.644
13. Christian Fittipaldi BR Footwork-Ford 1:47.150
14. Eric Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:47.531
15. Alessandro Zanardi I Lotus-Honda 1:47.678
16. Andrea de Cesaris I Sauber-Mercedes 1:47.745
17. Gianni Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:47.814
18. Pierluigi Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:47.831
19. Olivier Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:47.925
20. Michele Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:48.402
21. Johnny Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:48.621
22. Olivier Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:48.681
23. Erik Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:48.770
24. Jean-Marc Gounon F Simtek-Ford 1:50.361
25. David Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:50.685
26. Paul Belmondo F Pacific-Ilmor 1:51.916
27. Bertrand Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:52.839
28. Jos Verstappen NL Benetton-Ford 40:34.496
|
| 25.142 | Desire Hungarian Results | NWD002::MARTINMI | | Mon Aug 15 1994 12:54 | 3 |
| Would someone please post the top 6 finishers at hungary. I know the
top 3, but my short-term memory is failing me for the next 3.
thanks.
|
| 25.143 | | OASS::BURDEN_D | and a dozen grey attorneys | Mon Aug 15 1994 13:59 | 10 |
| Schu
Hill
Verstappen
Brundle
Blundell
Panis
Coulthard crashed out while doing fairly well
Dave
|
| 25.144 | | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Tue Aug 16 1994 09:46 | 6 |
| For what it's worth, I heard from someone at NHIS this last weekend
that Senna's crash was caused by the steering column breaking.
Something about too much material shaved off to reduce weight. Has
anyone else heard this, or is it just another "rumor"?
jim
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| 25.145 | | HYLNDR::MKING | | Tue Aug 16 1994 10:13 | 11 |
| Jim,
I read something in the TIMMII::CARS_UK conference (probably under the 1994
F1 note, #2099) about this. From memory, one of the two labs looking at
the car reported that there's a good chance (85%?) that the steering column
broke before the crash - ie the fracture didn't match that expected as a result
of the crash. There's also talk about it being modified shortly before the
race to give more room in the cockpit.
fyi
martin
|
| 25.146 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Aug 29 1994 08:50 | 7 |
| Watched the Belgium race yesterday. Saw Schumacher win. Later,
the news person said Hill won. I also heard something about
a wooden skid plate or something that was illegal.
I need more info, please.
Scott
|
| 25.147 | You heard right! | ASABET::JROGERS | | Mon Aug 29 1994 09:00 | 21 |
| Scott,
What you heard is correct. Image my astonishment to open the Globe
this morning to find that Hill was listed as winner. In the Sports
News summary, it said that Schumacher was disqualified for having the
wood strip too thin. That brings the points gap between Schumacher and
Hill down to 21 points with 5 more races. Schumacher gets his hearing
next week sometime, and he will probably have to sit out at least two
races.
It looks like the real competition this year is not on the track, but
in the tech and court rooms.
If someone has the complete official results and could post them it
would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jeff
|
| 25.148 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Aug 29 1994 12:18 | 7 |
| Man, I'd like to know what is going on? As JROGERS stated, the
season is being determined off the race courses.
What's all the hooha about Schumacher and a black flag that led
to this hearing thing (I missed a couple races)?
Scott
|
| 25.149 | backgrounder | PCBUOA::PLATT | | Mon Aug 29 1994 12:44 | 11 |
| All of this stems from the British GP. The Schu was caught passing the
pole sitter (Damon Hill) twice on warmup laps (against F1 rules). Schu
was black flagged something like 12 laps into the race and was told, by
his team, to ignore the flag. He finally did come in and served a stop
and go. After the race, he was disqualified, given a 2 race ban and
the team fined $500k U.S. Benneton filed an appeal on, apparently the
ban, which will be heard tomorrow in Paris. And considering Eddie
Irvine's "success" with his appeal (his punishment was increased!),
don't expect alot of sympathy from the FIA "nazi's" towards Schu.
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| 25.150 | Spa results | OASS::BURDEN_D | and a dozen grey attorneys | Tue Aug 30 1994 10:05 | 6 |
| Hill
Hakkinen
Verstappen
Coulthard
Blundell
Morbelli
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| 25.151 | A silly millimeter | KALI::CARUSO | | Tue Aug 30 1994 13:35 | 8 |
|
This crap is bordering on the ridiculous. The BBC reported last night
that his wooden strip was under by 1 mm. It seems FIA got something
against Benneton and/or Micheal big time...
Ken
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| 25.152 | Splitting hairs... | ABACUS::STEVENS_M | | Tue Aug 30 1994 17:16 | 12 |
| And according to ESPN who broadcasted the race over here in the U.S.,
Schu's spin and regaining control may have been the cause of the plank
shaving down that fraction under the rule.
Really sounds silly to me too.
Also, ESPN reported Mansell will be returning to F1 next year. A
spokesman for Newman/Hass IndyCar confirmed this yesterday.
Mark
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| 25.153 | | MILKWY::SMCCORMICK | Hurricane Scott | Wed Aug 31 1994 11:10 | 6 |
|
I also heard that Schumacher lost his appeal, so he's out for
the next 2 races.
Scott.
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| 25.154 | FIA address | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Thu Sep 08 1994 18:03 | 1 |
| What is the address of FIA?
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| 25.155 | my guess... | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Fri Sep 09 1994 10:02 | 7 |
| Boul Concorde
Paris
France
I'll check in CARS_UK and post the correct one here.
Dave
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| 25.156 | from CARS_UK | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Mon Sep 12 1994 11:18 | 8 |
| FIA F�d�ration Internationale de l'Automobile
8 Place de la Concorde
75000 Paris
France
Tel: (33 1) 42 65 99 51
Fax (sports department, whatever that is): (33 1) 47 42 87 31
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| 25.157 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue Sep 13 1994 09:11 | 6 |
| What happened to Coulthard's car on the last lap? No
smoke, so...
Poor Alesi.
Scott
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| 25.158 | | CRASHR::JILLY | COSROCS -- In Thrust We Trust | Tue Sep 13 1994 10:36 | 1 |
| Someone on Internet reported that his car ran out of fuel.
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| 25.159 | What did happen? | ASABET::JROGERS | | Wed Sep 14 1994 13:12 | 8 |
| Given Coulthard was moving at a good clip entering Parabolica, I would
have thought he could have coasted over the finish line. He did not
appear around the corner. I thought maybe the engine died and he was
not able to get it out of gear.
Too bad.
Jeff
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| 25.160 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Wed Sep 14 1994 13:47 | 5 |
| Jilly,
Thanks for the info on Coulthard.
Scott
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| 25.161 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Fri Oct 14 1994 18:08 | 31 |
| <<< TIMMII::DISK$USERS4:[NOTES$LIBRARY]CARS_UK.NOTE;1 >>>
-< Cars UK >-
================================================================================
Note 2099.1659 1994 F1 World Championship 1659 of 1661
IOSG::DUTT "Nigel Dutt" 21 lines 14-OCT-1994 18:17
-< More on the grid >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
More on the provisional grid:
Hill (1 24.137)
Frentzen (1 24.184)
Schumacher (1 24.207)
Barichello
Irvine
Mansell
Berger
Alesi
Hakkinen
Panis
De Cesaris
Blundell
Brundle
Etc.....(Herbert 17th)
-------------
Herbert and Bernard have swapped seats for the rest of the season. Herbert is
in the Ligier and Bernard is in the Lotus.
Dave
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| 25.162 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Oct 17 1994 09:49 | 3 |
| Schu first
Hill second
Hakkkkkkainnnnnnen third
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| 25.163 | Alesi! | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Mon Oct 17 1994 11:40 | 7 |
| Did you catch in the in car footage of Jean wrestling that Ferrari around?
4- Irvine
5- Berger
6- Frentzen
Dave
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| 25.164 | | TNPUBS::ALLEGREZZA | George Allegrezza @LKG | Mon Oct 17 1994 11:44 | 3 |
| Schu beat Hill by 20+ secs., even though he (Schu) had one extra pit
stop. Schu was doing 1:25s at the end while Hill was doing 1:27s.
Not bad for a car that's probably giving up 40bhp to the Renaults.
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| 25.165 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Oct 17 1994 12:13 | 8 |
| Great comment about Paul Tracy.
One of the drivers (Schumacher, I think) had raced with Tracy
back when they were younger. He said he knew Tracy was a great driver,
but he was "way too overweight" (or something like that) right
now for F1 cars.
Scott
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| 25.166 | | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Mon Oct 17 1994 17:56 | 5 |
| I'm sure Paul would have no problem dropping a few pounds to get into
an F1 ride...
jim
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| 25.167 | curious | CSC32::J_SHUMWAY | | Tue Oct 18 1994 10:44 | 4 |
| One of the commentaters mentioned that Niki Louda said that Mansell would
not be a factor since he has been doing that lazy american style of
racing...so what is the general opinion between the two groups of
racing...F1 vs Indy.
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| 25.168 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue Oct 18 1994 11:01 | 4 |
| Derrick Daly was also quick to point out that Lauda needed
to wake up and get into the 90's, or some such comment.
Scott
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| 25.169 | | GENIE::GOODEJ | Mr Dragon - 761 4831 | Tue Oct 18 1994 13:15 | 32 |
|
Well, I *was* a hardened F1 supporter until "our Nige" went West.
Now I think the excitement in the Indy oval races is incredible - when
you're lapping in 20 seconds or so & always intraffic you have to be so
decisive / committed. Nigel likened this to driving in a video game,
the action is non-stop and your reflexes have to be finely tuned. It
would have been very interesting to see Senna try this out but Prost
would have had trouble with all that overtaking 8-)
I was also one of those arrogant types who thought Mansell would
walk all over the opposition on the street & road circuits only to find
he dominated the ovals. But for a small mistake coming off the last
yellow he would have taken the Indy500 to go with his other 4 oval
wins. Mansell clearly enjoyed "his" year and I'm sure has won Indy some
European supporters.
Having said that, Nige was clearly not head & shoulders above
everyone else & the are some good looking drivers in Indy (in fact, I
would say Indy has more good drivers who can compete at the top level
in comparisom to F1 where quite a few drivers are liabilities - inspite
of Nige's experience in this years Indy500 8-). Our view of Indy
drivers was rather distorted by Michael Andretti's poor commitment two
seasons back. He clearly can driver as he demonstrated this year.
I think a European Indy race (...at a purpose built Oval?) has to be
a good proposition. F1 needs to get its act together as far as excitement
goes; Nige coming back will help in the short term. The biggest problem,
as with the Indy road circuits, it the lack of overtaking opportunity on
many race-tracks (as demonstrated in Herez last weekend). Too much
overtaking gets done in the pits these days. I liked the Indy race at
the airstrip (not sure which one) where you can have 3 or 4 cars side
by side down the straight & its all a question of which line you take -
makes for plenty of overtaking & excitement!
JBG
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| 25.170 | comparisons? | CSC32::J_SHUMWAY | | Tue Oct 18 1994 13:43 | 5 |
| Is there a note or any info comparing the physical specs of the two
type of cars? I don't want to start a war here but I am interested in
the general differences like HP, downforce, tire widths etc. Both
sports are enjoyable to watch in their own ways.
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| 25.171 | | ABACUS::STEVENS_M | | Tue Oct 18 1994 14:47 | 16 |
| According to National Speed Sport News their were comments to Paul
Tracy that led him to believe Indy drivers were not to welcome in F1.
One comment he heard was something to the effect of "Micheal Andretti
came to Europe as the American Eagle and left as a Chicken McNugget."
Comparing the two series is interesting. In the past, there would have
been a greater difference. Not as much today. I do feel the drivers in
both series with the exception of a few are not the drivers of
yesteryear. I wonder how much the cars in both series make the drivers
better.
I often think about Jim Clark or a younger Mario or Rindt competing
with todays cars.
Mark
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| 25.172 | F1 v INDY | ODIXIE::CERASO | | Wed Oct 19 1994 02:19 | 29 |
|
I don't have any specs for INDY cars, but here are some specs for the
McLaren MP4/9 as reported in a British magazine article comparing the
F1 car to a Porche 911 and a Peugeot 306 on track at Silverstone.
Top Speed N/A
Accelaration 0-100/3.9 sec
Accel/decel 0-100-0/6.4sec
Handling 4.5g max cornering
Power-to-weight 1500bhp per ton
Downforce 4X the car's weight
In general I think F1 cars can generate higher cornering speeds due
to higher negative lift(I've heard that the Williams FW16 could drive
upside down above 160mph!). Top speeds should be comparable for road
circuits. The braking distances for F1 cars are incredibly short due to
the carbon fiber rotors and pads(I freaked when I saw this in person at
Montreal,,when I saw the first car approach the corner coming off the
front straight I thought it was'nt gonna make the corner). F1 cars seem
to have a very narrow performance envelope, INDY cars seem to be more
forgiving.
Mark
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| 25.173 | | GENIE::GOODEJ | Mr Dragon - 761 4831 | Wed Oct 19 1994 08:01 | 28 |
|
Re .171
Mark,
I don't know what people in the U.S. expected of Nige when he went
to Indy but when Michael came over here, having already been Indy
Champion, a lot was expected of him. There was, of course, also those
who were keen to see him fail. As it turned out, he disappointed those
who had expected much and those who wanted his to fall falt on his face
were really pleased. I'm sure had he really committed himself to the
job he would have earned the respect of many European fans. For
whatever reason, he didn't, & I don't want to a slagging match over
whether he's a good driver or not.
The long & short of is that he damaged the image of Indy here in
Europe. The ex F1 champion goes to Indy & becomes champion there
whereas a young Indy champion goes to F1 & gives up before the end of
the season. The obvious conclusion for the many Europeans (with
complex about the size/greatness of the USA) is that Indy is obviously
childs play and Indy drivers caren't up to competing with our big boys.
This is of course a load of rubbish & I'm sure that guys like Tracey,
Sullivan & Villeneuve, to name a few, would have a lot to offer F1.
They will have to overcome the prejudice & Michael's reputation - an F1
GP win would do that quite nicely!
JBG
JBG
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| 25.174 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Wed Oct 19 1994 10:47 | 3 |
| Note 226 might have some CART vs F1 data.
Dave
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| 25.175 | I agree... | ABACUS::STEVENS_M | | Wed Oct 19 1994 12:12 | 23 |
| JGB,
I really couldn't agree with you more. Michael did not test, nor did he
seem to try to fit in. I think he went over there and thought all he
had to do was show up. He might of thought his father's success in F1
would carry over easily to him.
Nigel on the other hand really spent time learning the courses. By the end
of last year he was a "Lion" on the ovals. I saw him drive at Indy and at
New Hampshire where he won on his birthday a year ago, and it was some of
the best oval driving I've ever seen.
All forms of racing should be appreciated for what they are really,
because they are different and require different skills. Just look how
former Indy drivers faired on the NASCAR circut. Besides John Andretti
and AJ Foyt, the other drivers like Robby Gordon, Al Unser Jr., Danny
Sullivan have not been able to compete on par with the established
drivers.
Practice and commitment seems to be the rule of thumb.
Mark
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| 25.176 | | BIRDIE::POWIS | | Thu Oct 20 1994 07:19 | 10 |
| re: .173
> This is of course a load of rubbish & I'm sure that guys like Tracey,
> Sullivan & Villeneuve, to name a few, would have a lot to offer F1.
Sullivan was in F1 in the early 1980's. I forget who he drove for (maybe
Renault?)
Steve
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| 25.177 | Sullivan and F1 | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Thu Oct 20 1994 10:20 | 4 |
| Close - in 1983 Danny Sullivan raced the Tyrrell-Ford 011 and 012. He scored a
5th place finish (2 points) in Monte Carlo that year.
Dave
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| 25.178 | | ANNECY::HOTCHKISS | | Fri Oct 21 1994 09:13 | 10 |
| Re a few back
I'd like to see Indy cars run on the F1 circuits.F1 is getting more
competitive as a result of the silly rule changes which actually
penalise the poor teams more than the good ones(just the opposite of
their purpose).The introduction of Indy would bring a bit of
commercial competitive pressure to F1 and as has been said,the Indy
drivers are in general very good.
Do any US fans have an explanation of why Nigel did so badly this year
incidentally-he seemed very committed and was on of the few that broke
the Penske 1-2-3 grid positions.
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| 25.179 | | COMETZ::SMCCORMICK | Hurricane Scott | Fri Oct 21 1994 09:29 | 11 |
|
RE: Nigel not doing as well as last year.
Your only as good as your car. The Penske cars are very
good this year, Nigels car just wasn't up to the task
this year. Now if you put nigel in a penske car, then
you'd have a different story.
Scott.
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| 25.180 | | CSC32::J_SHUMWAY | | Fri Oct 21 1994 10:16 | 4 |
| Has an Indy car ever tested on the same track as F1 in the same year?
How might lap times compare? As for Nigel...I believe he may have been
too confident the second year and the as stated before, the Penske cars
are hard to beat anytime.
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| 25.181 | Monza | ABACUS::STEVENS_M | | Fri Oct 21 1994 11:19 | 8 |
| Many years ago in the 50's they actually raced Indy cars at Monza with
Formula one cars and drivers. Likewise, a couple of the Ferrari's of
F1 in the 50's came over and tried to qualify at Indianapolis.
I thought recently though that F1 would not allow Indy cars to drive on
any of the circuts or F1 would take legal action?
Mark
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| 25.182 | F-1 is faster, NO Indy is faster ? | BRADOR::ZUFELT | V12 @13k music to my ears | Fri Oct 21 1994 18:14 | 8 |
| The closest was on Long beach and Detroit. They raced within a year of
each other. The problem was they modified the track which would not allow
a true comparison.
F-1 would be fastest on the tight tracks, Indy would be faster on the big
ovals. (This should start something).
Fred
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| 25.183 | Indy vs. F1 | ASABET::JROGERS | | Mon Oct 24 1994 08:19 | 19 |
| I think that the biggest difference between the two series is
weight. An F1 is about 1300 pounds and an Indy car is about 2200.
Combine this with the normally aspirated F1 engine and turbo Indy
engine and there is a difference in acceleration. As mentioned
previously, F1 uses the carbon fiber brakes. Anyone who has seen
the F1 cars approach the hairpin in Montreal knows how incredibly
quickly these things slow down. I think the tires are about the
same now, but I guess that F1 might be wider (picturing the two
in my mind). The F1 cars appear to be shorter and the Indy cars
have the drivers "deeper" in the bodywork for safety concerns.
F1 uses the "flat bottom" approach for limiting aerodynamic
downforce. I am not sure about Indy cars. I thought they could
have "contoured" bottoms, but that may not be current.
Overall, I think the weight difference it the key differential.
It provides for quicker acceleration and braking and drives up
cost by requiring more exotic materials.
Jeff
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| 25.184 | A Few Times | NWD002::MARTINMI | | Mon Oct 24 1994 10:51 | 3 |
| I think F1 and Indy cars both ran at Mosport in 76 or 77, Watkins Glen
in '79 and '80, and I think Mosport in '67. I forget which was fastest
but I imagine it was the F1 cars. I will check records tonight
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| 25.185 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Mon Oct 24 1994 12:26 | 4 |
| At Watkins Glen, the F1 cars used the full course, while the Indy cars used the
short course, if I remember correctly.
Dave
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| 25.186 | F1 vs. IndyCar: another $0.02 worth | ASDG::ZETTERLUND | | Mon Oct 24 1994 13:18 | 15 |
| This is an old discussion. Remember F1 vs. F5000 at the Questor GP at
Ontario and F1 vs. CanAm at Las Vegas? The F1 cars were quicker both
times: just barely at Ontario and by a lot at Las Vegas. Because of
their vastly better weight to power ratio, I believe that F1 cars would
be about 5-10 seconds per lap minute faster than Indy cars at any of
the IndyCar road/street circuits. They would also be slightly faster
on the 1-mile ovals, but you'd probably waste a lot of cars (drivers?)
gettting the chassis set-up right. At Indy and Michigan, I believe
that better high speed aerodynamics would give Indy cars a 5-10 mph
lap speed advantage.
Bjorn
(BTW, the F1 cars in World Circuit are much faster than the Indy cars in
IndyCar Racing.)
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| 25.187 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Wed Oct 26 1994 14:32 | 8 |
| Looks like Johnny Herbert will be driving the #6 Benetton in the last two races
of the year. This is their bid to take the manufacturers championship. Where
Verstappen will go is not clear - either to Ligier or maybe Lotus.
I wonder if this will change Frank's mind and put Coulthard back in the #2 car
to get some points?
Dave
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| 25.188 | info from the internet | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Thu Oct 27 1994 10:10 | 4 |
| It appears that Jos may not drive in Japan or Australia - Frank Lagorce has been
given the Ligier ride for these two races. He finished 2nd in the F3000 series.
Dave
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| 25.189 | Suzuka, Japan | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Wed Nov 09 1994 11:41 | 6 |
| My recollection of the F1 race in Japan is Hill, Schumacher and Alesi.
Wx was so bad that cars were skidding all over the place. One corner
worker got a broken leg (he's real lucky) when he got hit by a car
while taking care of another car WAY OFF the track....
jim
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| 25.190 | first info from Adelaide | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Fri Nov 11 1994 11:46 | 4 |
| Mansell has provisional pole from Friday's qualifying. Shcumacher is just
behind him.
Dave
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| 25.191 | Sorry,didn't see you :-) | BLKPUD::CHEETHAMD | | Mon Nov 14 1994 05:39 | 4 |
| O.K., having watched the Australian F1 Grand Prix, who reckons that
Schumacher had Hill off on purpose and who reckons it was an accident.
Dennis
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| 25.192 | | GENIE::GOODEJ | Mr Dragon - 761 4831 | Mon Nov 14 1994 07:53 | 2 |
|
It was deliberate
|
| 25.193 | | TNPUBS::ALLEGREZZA | George Allegrezza @LJO | Mon Nov 14 1994 08:35 | 6 |
| I don't usually participate in these kinds of discussions, but let me
say this: it is the responsibility of the overtaking driver to
determine when the pass can be cleanly executed and when to back off.
As Rick Mears likes to say, "every one of these sumbitches comes from
the factory with a brake pedal installed." If Hill had backed off a
bit he might be World Champion today.
|
| 25.194 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Mon Nov 14 1994 08:49 | 6 |
| Considering that Hill saw Schumacher bounce off the wall, he could have backed
off a bit and waited until after that turn. The passer does have to make a
clean pass.... It was interesting to see the suspension arm bend when Hill's
front tire hit Schumacher's rear, not on the side impact.
Dave
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| 25.195 | | PROXY::J_EVANS | | Mon Nov 14 1994 15:26 | 5 |
| I doubt it was deliberate. Given the way Michael was bouncing off
things, I bet Damon just felt he'd get the break in that one second....
jim
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| 25.196 | | CSC32::M_BLESSING | Non-DEC addr: [email protected] | Mon Nov 14 1994 15:56 | 2 |
| I vote for "accident". I think Michael was too busy regaining
control of his car to bother looking in his mirrors.
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| 25.197 | | GENIE::GOODEJ | Mr Dragon - 761 4831 | Tue Nov 15 1994 03:33 | 6 |
|
Re. 1
you're right, Michael wasn't looking in his mirrors. He was having
a good look over his shoulder to see where Hill was and timed his dive
perfectly 8-)
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| 25.198 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue Nov 15 1994 14:15 | 11 |
| A couple of comments.
Gerhard Berger looked pretty big next to Schu and Brundle.
In an interview, Berger said he'd like to see some work done
with airbags in the cars. He said slowing the cars down a little
wasn't going to make much difference.
I wonder how high the Ferrari's will turn with the smaller engine?
Scott
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