02.02.94
Nigel Mansell broke his own unofficial lap record for the Laguna Seca Raceway in California during testing on Monday. A spokesman for the Newman-Haas racing team confirmed his new record time of one minute 10.47 seconds, beating his previous best of 1:10.80 set last year. Emerson Fittipaldi set the official track record of 1:12.296. Mansell said: "The car is just fabulous but it will be difficult to repeat this time."
Ferrari have unveiled their new Formula One car in Maranello. The gearbox was created by British designer John
Barnard.
03.02.94
Williams Formula One team boss Frank Williams says he has not been approached to free
Alain Prost from the second year of his contract. Williams insists that if the retired world champion wished to make a comeback, he would have to seek permission from the team. Prost has been involved in talks with the
McLaren team about a possible return to Formula One. Williams said: "No attempt has been made to gain his release from the second year of his
contract."
04.02.94
Italian Michele Alboreto will team up with compatriot
Pierluigi Martini to drive for the
Minardi Formula One team this season. He has won five Grands Prix, the last in 1985 and drove for the
BMS Lola Ferrari team in 1993.
10.02.94
Lola Cars will be represented in the 1994 FIA International F3000 Championship as Nordic Racing will race two of their vehicles.
18.02.94
Sasol Jordan will be the first Formula One team to try out the new re-fuelling equipment which is set to be introduced this season. Jordan driver
Eddie Irvine will test the Jordan-Hart 194 in Barcelona in a long-distance race next week.
Pacific Grand Prix completed a systems check on their new Formula One car at Snetterton.
23.02.94
Pacific Grand Prix's first chance to test
Pacific-Ilmor PR01 on a full circuit saw a very impressive showing from the car and driver.
Bertrand Gachot lapped the Grand Prix circuit at Silverstone in 1min 26.8secs before snow ended his 15-lap run.
24.02.94
Ken Tyrrell's Formula One team have unveiled their new
Tyrrell-Yamaha 022 car at the London Motor Racing Show at Olympia.
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