Bad times for Arrows

(8-Oct-98) - The announcement of Sauber that it signed Pedro Diniz for next
season was a setback for the Arrows team of Tom Walkinshaw.

It is no secret that Diniz is bringing a lot of sponsorship money with him
which was very welcome at Arrows which is on a tight budget while even
having to develop it's own engine. Walkinshaw is therefore keen to retrain
the services of Finn Mika Salo while looking to fill the place left by
Diniz by a paying driver. Possible drivers for this seat include Jordan
test driver Pedro de la Rosa and Tyrrell-drivers Ricardo Rosset and
Toranosuke Takagi.

Walkinshaw is also in trouble at the design department with former
Ferrari-designer John Barnard believed to have left the team. Gary
Anderson, who has left the Jordan team after the arrival of Mike Gascoyne,
was interested to join Walkinshaw but decided to join the Stewart team.

It's still also unsure which engine is going to power the 1999 Arrows.
Arrows' own engine which is developed together with Brian Hart is still
lacking reliability and power and Walkinshaw is therefore looking for a
third-part supplier. So far without any success after having failed to
secure a Mecachrome / SuperTec Sport deal.

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