03.01.94
Ferrari have signed former Honda engineer Osamu Goto to lead their engine development team for the 1994 Formula One
season.
06.01.94
Oliver Gavin has been named as test driver for new Formula One team
Pacific Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Briton finished second in the 1993 British F3 Championship. He will also race for Pacific in the 1994 European F3000 Championship.
French Formula One team Larrousse have named
Olivier
Beretta, 24, as one of their two drivers for this year's
championship.
09.01.94
British Formula One driver Mark Blundell is expected to join the
Tyrrell Grand Prix team on Tuesday according to sources close to the team. Blundell was previously with Brabham and
Ligier.
11.01.94
 The
Sasol Jordan Formula One team have revealed their new car for the1994 World Championship season. Brazilian driver
Rubens Barrichello said the new Jordan-Hart 194 was "very impressive" after taking the car around the Silverstone circuit. Team owner Eddie Jordan has yet to confirm their other driver for 1994 but Britain's
Martin Brundle is among the favourites for the
drive.
15.01.94
Benetton have named Finn J.J. Lehto as their second driver for the 1994 Formula One season, teaming up with German
Michael Schumacher. They have also signed Dutchman
Jos Verstappen as test driver on a two year agreement, pipping
McLaren and Footwork for his services. Benetton will be using the new Ford Zetec-R engine and the Ford B194 will be fitted with conventional front and rear suspension. The Enstone based team has teamed up with Japan Tobacco Inc to run the Mild Seven Benetton Ford.
19.01.94
Northern Ireland's Eddie Irvine is expected to be named as Jordan's second driver for the 1994 season. Irvine is reported to have agreed to race alongside Brazilian Rubens Barrichello and will test the team's new F1 car at Estoril. Irvine drove two races for Jordan at the end of last season, gaining worldwide attention after his debut at the Japanese Grand Prix. He finished sixth and was later involved in a fight with
Ayrton Senna, who accused him of dangerous driving.
Frank Williams has said that Alain Prost cannot return to Formula One with another team after retiring at the end of last season. Prost drove to his fourth title last year as part of the Williams team before retiring half-way through a two-year contract. There has been talk that he may now join McLaren but Williams said: "He is not contracturally free to race with any other team in 1994." Williams added he doubted that Prost really wanted to return. "He retired which was his privilege."
20.01.94
Brazilian Christian Fittipaldi will drive for
Footwork in this year's Formula One world championship.
21.01.94
McLaren kept their second driver's slot open when the deadline for entries in this year's Formula One world championship closed on Friday. The decision refuelled speculation that the team are trying to tempt
Alain Prost out of retirement to drive with
Mika Hakkinen. But
Williams, with whom Prost won last year's title, insist he is still under contract to them.
Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill were, as expected, nominated as the two drivers for the Williams team.
22.01.94
Benetton Formula One driver J.J. Lehto will be moved to the London Clinic following his accident at Silverstone. The Finnish driver had been taken to hospital following the crash in which he damaged his vertabrae.
23.01.94
Triple world champion Ayrton Senna began his Williams career in fine fashion, finishing fastest in the four-day Formula One test session. Senna completed 175 laps during the dry session in Estoril, Portugal which ended on Sunday. The Brazilian pushed hard during his first drive in the Williams-Renault FW15D, clocking a best time of 1 min, 12.49 secs. Despite a couple of spins at the same corner he was very happy with his performance and said: "I learnt a lot about the car and the team."
24.01.94
World champion Alain Prost has hinted that he may return to Formula One racing this season. The Frenchman, who announced his retirement on the way to winning the title for Williams last year, is being tempted back by McLaren. He said: "Since rumours have been circulating about my possible return to competition, I have been wondering what people were thinking. Whatever final decision I take, for which no deadline has been fixed, I know it will not be easy."
25.01.94
Finnish Grand Prix driver J.J. Lehto is in excellent condition after surgery following his crash during testing last Sunday. Lehto is expected to be released from the clinic at the weekend and should resume driving in eight weeks time.
27.01.94
Alain Prost is not expected to be named as part of the McLaren driver line-up when the team unveil their new MP4/9 car on Friday. Prost retired from F1 after winning his fourth world title at Williams last year but had been widely tipped to return with McLaren. A spokesman said boss Ron Dennis had spoken to Prost but he was only one of a number of drivers who may earn a seat alongside Mika Hakkinen. Prost may have to return a large 'golden handshake' if he chooses to return to F1 with a rival team.
28.01.94
Alain Prost could be a test driver for McLaren before a possible return to Formula One with the team this year. McLaren boss Ron Dennis confirmed he was still talking to the four time world champion, who retired at the end of last season. Dennis added that discussions would continue between now and March 18, the final date for McLaren to name its second driver to Mika Hakkinen. Williams team owner Frank Williams said last week it would be "deeply embarrassing" if Prost came back.
29.01.94
JJ Lehto will be fit to make his Benetton debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix on March 27 despite his recent high-speed crash. The Finn suffered a serious neck injury in testing at Silverstone earlier this month but expects to be fit by the beginning of March.
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