The cigarette company Benson and Hedges are going to sponsor the Jordan-Peugeot team this season. Eddie Jordan said about the new sponsorship: "It is a major breakthrough for us to secure a new title sponsor." The distinctively all gold Jordan car will carry the Benson and Hedges livery. Eddie Jordan also said that the Jordan team now have as much finance as the top teams. The Jordan drivers, Brundle and Barrichello, will test the new Jordan at Silverstone before the cars are flown to Australia on Friday.

Schumacher has tested his race car for the Australian Grand Prix today at Maranello (Italy), he came to a best of 1:03.38 (28 laps). He also did two laps in his T car and three pit-stop simulations. Irvine will test his race car tomorrow.

The disagreement about the Super licence between Max Mosley and the Formula One drivers has been settled. The dispute was about a passage saying the driver was charged with the damage done in case of an accident. It was resolved in a telephone meeting between Mosley and the Formula One drivers: Berger, Schumacher and Brundle.