Formula One News — February 1995

Jean-Paul Driot, the boss of the DAMS F3000 team, has announced that he has abandoned his plans to enter Formula 1 racing this year - because he cannot find the sponsorship he needs to run the team at what he considers to be a suitably competitive level.

Nigel Mansell has finally been confirmed as a Marlboro McLaren Mercedes driver for 1995.

Race engineer Tim Wright has been recruited by Benetton to look after Johnny Herbert's Benetton-Renault B195.

IN 1989 the Onyx F1 team was bought by unusual Belgian millionaire Jean-Pierre Van Rossem.

Spice is planning to establish its own Formula 1 team, based on the wrong side of the world - in Australia.

As predicted in the last F1 FOREIGN REPORT, the 1995 Grand Prix calendar has undergone considerable change, just six weeks before the scheduled first race.

To keep you up to date with the maneuverings in Formula 1, here is a list of the teams and drivers confirmed for this season:

JACKIE OLIVER has denied stories circulating in Europe that the Arrows F1 team is in difficulties and that he is planning a merger with the Supernova Formula 3000 team.

Details of the new Forti F1 team are now emerging.