Minardi sign Lamy

The Minardi team have signed Pedro Lamy as their first driver. The contract is for one year, according to Lamy's manager Domingos Piedade. Lamy was the first Portuguese driver ever to get a world championship point in Formula One. This was during the last Grand Prix of 1995, the GP of Australia, also with the Minardi team.

Niki Lauda will stay with Ferrari in 1996. He has made a deal for one year with the chef of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo. After a year of speculations whether Lauda would stay with Ferrari it is finally clear. Laude said for the Austrian television on Saturday: " I will not visit many Grand Prix but overall it will stay the same."