GRAND PRIX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
CIRCUIT ADELAIDE
DATE SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 1994
ALESSANDRO ZANARDI DNF
MIKA SALO DNF
Friday 11 November - First Practice & Qualifying
Alessandro Zanardi: 14th - 1:18.331
"I'm not pleased with my car at all today, because I had a lot of
little problems. The brakes weren't working very well, and after my
first lap the bias moved very dramatically to the rear because of
the basic inefficiency with the fronts. I had to try to adjust the
balance corner by corner, which wasn't easy! Also, the engine idle
was set too high for my second run, so that the car was still
pushing in the slower corners."
Mika Salo: 22nd - 1:19.844
"This morning the car felt quite good, but this afternoon in
qualifying it was oversteering a lot more. The oversteer made it
difficult to get on the power, although the car felt better on the
second set of tyres. Then I lost it on the exit to one of the
ninety degree corners, on the bumps there, and that was it."
Peter Collins:
"Alex made a very good effort today in the face of a lot of annoying
little problems. He didn't allow himself to be frustrated by them,
and managed a great lap in the circumstances. Mika's time showed
again that he is very quick to learn circuits in an F1 car, even
one completely new to him, but the car wasn't as good this afternoon."
Saturday 12 November - Second Practice & Qualifying
Alessandro Zanardi: 14th - 1:18.331
"I think we can make the car better for tomorrow, but the way it has
been going today I am looking forward to a dry race!"
Mika Salo: 22nd - 1:19.844
"I am still struggling to find grip on this circuit which is point
and squirt between tight corners and I am getting too much wheelspin
all the time. Generally the circuit seems to have much less grip.
When it was dry in free practice, though, the car felt really nice,
much better than yesterday. I'm really hoping that it's dry
tomorrow."
Peter Collins:
"It's been another of those frustrating, wasted days, just like
Saturday in Suzuka. Wet street circuits seem to accentuate some
of the 109's problems, but of course we needed to get as much running
in these conditions today in case they continue tomorrow."
Sunday 13 November - The Race
Alessandro Zanardi:
"The car was going very well and the engine was really good. After
three laps I started to have problems with the throttle cable so
it was very difficult to drive the car. My race was dictated by
that until I was forced to retire when the throttle stuck open
completely. I want to thank everyone for everything they have done
and all the fantastic effort they have put in. Humanwise this is
and will be probably be one of the best team that I have ever
worked with."
Mika Salo:
"Before the first stop the car was very difficult to drive. After my
stop it was getting easier and easier to handle as there was more
rubber down and I had better grip. The engineers had seen that the
battery was going down as I had an electrical problem. I would have
possibly managed another two laps so they called me in to try and
fix it, but this wasn't possible and I was forced to retire."
Peter Collins:
"It's been a tough season with a disappointing end, but there's no
point in looking back. Now is the time to look forward."