![]() ![]() Sauber replaced JJ Lehto with debutant Heinz-Harald Frentzen, the Finn finding a new home at Benetton, from where Riccardo Patrese had retired.Senna's seat at McLaren was given to Martin Brundle. Williams attracted three-time champion Ayrton Senna. After winning his fourth and final Drivers' Championship in 1993, Alain Prost decided not to defend his title in 1994. ![]() Two new teams were welcomed onto the grid: Simtek and Pacific Racing.Lamborghini left the sport when the deal with McLaren fell through. Larrousse had collaborated with Lamborghini in 1993, but joined Footwork in using Ford engines.Fulfulling their role of Sauber's technical partner, Mercedes-Benz further developed the 1993 Ilmor V10 and officially entered F1 for the first time since 1955.Footwork, running with Mugen Honda engines in 1993 took over the Ford contract.Lotus obtained an engine deal with Mugen-Honda, making it their first time running Honda power since 1988.Following a year with customer Ford V8 power and a brief flirtation testing the Lamborghini V12 engine, McLaren settled on works Peugeot V10 engines for 1994.Part of the assets were taken over by the Minardi team, leaving the name Lola behind and forming Minardi Scuderia Italia. The Lola team (fully known as Lola BMS Scuderia Italia) had folded two races before the end of the 1993 season.Team changes David Brabham driving for the new team Simtek during the British GP Bertrand Gachot in the new Pacific PR01 at the Hockenheimring All teams competed with tyres supplied by Goodyear. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 FIA Formula One World Championship. The season also saw the first win for Ferrari since 1990, whilst McLaren, following the departure of Senna, endured their first winless season since 1980. Mercedes-Benz returned to the sport for the first time since 1955, as an engine supplier to Swiss team Sauber. 1994 was also the final season for the original Team Lotus, one of the most successful constructors in Formula One history. The 1993 champion Alain Prost did not attempt to defend his title, having retired from the sport. The FIA subsequently made sweeping changes to the rules and regulations of F1 in an effort to improve safety. The San Marino Grand Prix saw the deaths of Austrian rookie Roland Ratzenberger and Brazilian three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna, while a number of other incidents throughout the season resulted in injuries to drivers, mechanics, spectators and a track marshal. Williams- Renault won their third consecutive Constructors' Championship, the seventh in all for Williams.ฤก994 was one of the most tragic and controversial seasons in the sport's history. As of 2023, this is the last Ford-powered Drivers' Champion. Michael Schumacher won his first Drivers' Championship driving for Benetton. It featured the 1994 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1994 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series that commenced on 27 March and ended on 13 November. The 1994 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 48th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The season was overshadowed by the fatal accidents suffered by Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna (pictured) at the San Marino Grand Prix. Gerhard Berger (pictured in 1991) of Scuderia Ferrari finished the season ranked third (Pictured driving for McLaren). Damon Hill was runner-up by a single point, driving for Williams. Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2005) won the first of his seven World Championship titles in 1994 with Benetton. ![]()
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