GRAND PRIX  PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX
             CIRCUIT  ESTORIL
                DATE  SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 1994
      JOHNNY HERBERT  12TH
      PHILIPPE ADAMS  17TH

Friday 23 September - First Practice & Qualifying

Johnny Herbert: Time Disallowed

"I just lost it at the third corner and stalled the engine. That was it. I had to have a push-start, so after that I wasn't allowed to run any more. What's so annoying is that it's ages since I stalled an engine during a spin; I was concentrating too much on trying to avoid the barrier."

Philippe Adams: 24th - 1:25.313

"This is a difficult circuit to learn, so I concentrated on that all morning. This afternoon we had more downforce on the car, which improved it, but it was still difficult to handle in the faster corners. I also had a problem with the downshift from sixth to fifth gear at times, and because of that I lost concentration and spun at the third corner during my second run."

Peter Collins:

"It was a good effort from Philippe considering that he hasn't been here before. It's been a disappointing day, but at least we know that we should be in the ballpark based on the time Johnny did this morning. I'm delighted that Pedro has joined us for the first time since his accident. It's encouraging to see that he is so well and in good spirits, and that he will be back in the cockpit of a racing car soon."

Saturday 24 September - Second Practice & Qualifying

Johnny Herbert: 20th - 1:23.408

"The car was better this afternoon that it has been all weekend. We were still lacking grip, especially at the rear, but we now have a good direction to pursue. Ths car is stable in the fast corners but we still had a problem in the slower sections."

Philippe Adams: 25th - 1:25.313

"The car was certainly better but unfortunately the track was slower, and also I didn't find a clear run. Gounon spun at the hairpin on what could have been a good lap and after that I made a mistake braking into the chicane so I lost the benefit of new tyres. The set-up is very consistent, though, and we should have a good set-up for the race."

Peter Collins:

"The problem we had yesterday proved very, very costly. We made a big step forward in understanding what the car needs, but it was very hard to recover from the time that we lost, especially as the track was slower this afternoon."

Sunday 25 September - The Race

Johnny Herbert:

"The car felt okay on my first set of tyres, but at the end of that stint the slow-corner grip problem that we had in qualifying came back. I had a problem with the downshift about that time. Sometimes I couldn't change from sixth to fifth, other times from fourth to third. Later on I found that if I left-foot braked and used the clutch I could make things work most of the time. The handling was acceptable on the faster parts of the track, but we need to do more work for slower corners."

Philippe Adams:

"My neck muscles started hurting halfway through, so it was a difficult race for me. But I am pleased to have finished because it was very important to get that experience."

Peter Collins:

"It was important to achieve a full race distance on the Mugen-Honda engine and we are encouraged that both of our cars finished. Johnny's car was reasonable on the faster parts of the course, but it's clear we have more work to do to improve the handling on the slower sections. We shall be staying here to test this week, and our programme will be aimed at achieving that."

Team Lotus