Larrousse LH94
racing car model
The Larrousse LH94 was the car with which the Larrousse team competed in the 1994 Formula One World Championship. It was the second car to be fully constructed by Larrousse, which had previously contracted specialist chassis-builders to build its cars: Lola from 1987 to 1991 and Fondmetal in 1992. This was also the final car to be built and raced by Larrousse, as the team did not survive in 1995 owing to financial problems.
Concept and development
The LH94 was designed by Larrousse UK, a fifteen-strong component of the team based in Bicester, England, and owned by Robin Herd. It was based around the monocoque of the previous year's LH93 chassis. The front suspension of the LH94 remained unchanged from the previous year, although the team changed its damper supplier from Bilstein to Penske. The car was also more structurally rigid than the LH93.
The main differences between the LH94 and its predecessor were that the LH94 had a smaller fuel tank to take advantage of the reintroduction of refuelling in pit stops in 1994 and a different engine. In 1993, Larrousse had used Chrysler-funded Lamborghini V12s, but the programme was halted for 1994. The team decided to return to Ford power, using the Series 7 version of the Cosworth HB engine, which had powered the Benetton and McLaren teams the previous year.
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