Footwork FA15

The Footwork FA15 was a Formula One car with which the Footwork team competed in the 1994 Formula One World Championship. The number 9 seat was taken by Christian Fittipaldi and the number 10 seat was taken by Gianni Morbidelli. The team never employed a test driver and did not have a main sponsor.^[3]

Footwork FA15

Gianni Morbidelli driving the FA15 at the 1994 British Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Designer(s)	Alan Jenkins (Technical Director) Dave Amey (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	FA14
Successor	FA16
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Axle track	Front: 1,676 mm (66.0 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in)
Wheelbase	2,921 mm (115.0 in)
Engine	Ford HBE7 / Ford HBE8, 3.5-litre, 75-degree, V8
Transmission	Footwork / Xtrac 6-speed
Power	700 hp @ 13,000 rpm[2]
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Footwork Arrows
Notable drivers	9. Christian Fittipaldi 10. Gianni Morbidelli
Debut	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last event	1994 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 16 0 0 0 0

Design

The FA15 used the Ford HBE7/HBE8 3.5-litre V8 engine, the same engine used on the McLaren MP4/8 from the previous season.

Race history

The FA15 was very competitive in the early races of the year: Morbidelli qualified sixth in Brazil, Fittipaldi finished fourth in Aida (where Morbidelli retired from fifth), and Fittipaldi qualified sixth and ran fifth in Monaco before he suffered a gearbox failure, whilst Morbidelli qualified seventh. But after that, the team's performance began to suffer, with Morbidelli only finishing four races in the entire season and Fittipaldi frequently finishing outside the points.

However, the team still managed the occasional good performance. Morbidelli ran well in Canada, whilst Fittipaldi finished sixth, only to be disqualified due to being underweight. In Germany the cars finished fourth and fifth, with Morbidelli scoring a point in Belgium and qualifying a strong eighth in Jerez for the European GP.^[4]

The team finished 9th in the Constructors' Championship, with nine points, a respectable performance. Fittipaldi left Formula One at the end of the season, and was replaced by Taki Inoue for 1995.

Livery

After three-years with the traditional red ribbon Footwork livery, the livery was changed by retaining the same white base colour with a unique combination red and blue pattern design livery. For the remainder of the season, the yellow bit was added.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.	WCC
1994	Footwork Arrows	Ford HBE7/8 V8	G		BRA	PAC	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	EUR	JPN	AUS	9	9th
				Christian Fittipaldi	Ret	4	13	Ret	Ret	DSQ	8	9	4	14	Ret	Ret	8	17	8	8
				Gianni Morbidelli	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	6	Ret	9	11	Ret	Ret