Minard-Ford Unveils New M195B

02/16/96

The Associated Press reported the unveiling of Minard-Ford's new Formula One car at a practice in Estoril, Portugal. The new car is powered by the same Ford engine the team used last year, but it has been redesigned with aerodynamics in mind. The track was wet as the rain continued this week, but Pedro Lamy took the new M195B racer out for 8 laps. Lamy's best time was 1:26.92, three seconds slower than the best lap that Damon Hill's drove in his new Williams-Renault.

After Hill, Alain Prost had the second fastest lap in his McLaren-Mercedes (1:25.27). The slowest times from Wednesday's practice were driven by Martin Brundle in his Jordan-Peugeot (1:39.09) and Jean Alessi in a Benetton Renault (1:42.76). The rain continues to hamper driver's efforts to practice.

Paul Dever -- The Auto Channel