Motor Racing / British Grand Prix: The teams who are always in contention and the chasing pack
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Damon Hill (GB, car No 0): Age 32. GPs 10. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Alain Prost (Fr, 2): Age 38. GPs 191. Wins 49. Championships 3.
STILL the dominant force in Formula One, as their 1-2 success in France last Sunday confirmed. The car-engine-fuel combination is peerless. Prost appears to be over his early season aberrations and safely on course for his fourth World Championship. Hill has proved an able accomplice and may have the opportunity, from now on, for greater self-expression.
McLAREN-FORD
Michael Andretti (US, car No 7): Age 30. GPs 8. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Ayrton Senna (Bra, 8): Age 33. GPs 150. Wins 39. Championships 3.
SURPRISED most of their rivals - and perhaps even themselves - with the competitiveness of their all-new car at the start of the season and, aided by rain, Senna made full use of it. In normal circumstances, however, the championship remains an unequal struggle, even for the Brazilian. The real opposition now comes from Benetton-Ford.
BENETTON-FORD
Michael Schumacher (Ger, car No 5): Age 24. GPs 30. Wins 1. Champs 0.
Riccardo Patrese (It, 6): Age 39. GPs 248. Wins 6. Championships 0.
NOW performing more competitively. Took the calculated risk of loading on technology and suffered the inevitable teething problems, yet approach the second half of the campaign optimistic of beating McLaren to second place behind Williams. Schumacher is demonstrating his rare talent, although Patrese still looks ill at ease alongside him.
FOOTWORK-MUGEN HONDA
Derek Warwick (GB, car No 9): Age 38. GPs 139. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Aguri Suzuki (Japan, 10): Age 32. GPs 51. Wins 0. Championships 0.
LOTUS-FORD
Alessandro Zanardi (It, car No 11): Age 26. GPs 12. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Johnny Herbert (GB, 12): Age 29. GPs 39. Wins 0. Championships 0.
JORDAN-HART
Rubens Barrichello (Bra, car No 14): Age 21. GPs 8. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Thierry Boutsen (Bel, 15): Age 35. GPs 159. Wins 3. Championships 0.
LARROUSSE-LAMBORGHINI
Philippe Alliot (Fr, car No 19); Age 38. GPs 101. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Erik Comas (Fr, 20): Age 29. GPs 36. Wins 0. Championships 0.
LOLA BMS-FERRARI
Michele Alboreto (It, car No 21): Age 36. GPs 173. Wins 5. Championships 0.
Luca Badoer (It, 22): Age 22. GPs 6. Wins 0. Champioinships 0.
MINARDI-FORD
Christian Fittipaldi (Bra, car No 23): Age 22. GPs 18. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Fabrizio Barbazza (It, 24): Age 30. GPs 8. Wins 0. Championships 0.
OR Pierluigi Martini (It): Age 32. GPs 86. Wins 0. Championships 0.
LIGIER-RENAULT
Martin Brundle (GB, car No 25): Age 34. GPs 107. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Mark Blundell (GB, 26): Age 27. GPs 22. Wins 0. Championships 0.
FERRARI
Jean Alesi (Fr, car No 27): Age 29. GPs 63. Wins 0. Championships 0.
Gerhard Berger (Aut, 28): Age 33. GPs 139. Wins 8. Championships 0.
SAUBER
Karl Wendlinger (Aut, car No 29): Age 24. GPs 24. Wins 0. Championships 0.
J J Lehto (Fin, 30): Age 27. GPs 46. Wins 0. Championships 0.
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