Footwork FA14

The Footwork FA14 was a Formula One car with which the Footwork team competed in part of the 1993 Formula One season. It replaced the FA13B, a revised version of the previous year's FA13 chassis that had been used for the first two races of that season. It was driven by veteran Derek Warwick, returning from a two-year sabbatical, and Aguri Suzuki, retained from 1992.^[2]

Footwork FA14

Derek Warwick driving the FA14 at the 1993 British Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Designer(s)	Alan Jenkins (Technical Director) Dave Amey (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	FA13
Successor	FA15
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Axle track	Front: 1,676 mm (66.0 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in)
Wheelbase	2,946 mm (116.0 in)
Engine	Mugen Honda MF-351 HB, 3,500 cc (213.6 cu in), V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
Transmission	Footwork / Xtrac 6-speed Semi-automatic
Power	720 hp (536.9 kW) @ 13,200 rpm[1]
Weight	510 kg (1,120 lb)
Fuel	BP
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Footwork Mugen-Honda
Notable drivers	9. Derek Warwick 10. Aguri Suzuki
Debut	1993 European Grand Prix
Last event	1993 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F/Laps 14 0 0 0

Race history

At its first race, the attritional European GP at Donington Park, neither driver finished. The FA14's performance proved to be patchy; Suzuki managed a run of seven straight retirements towards the end of the season, while Warwick frequently finished outside the top ten. However, over the course of the season the car's performance steadily improved, with Warwick finishing sixth at his home race at Silverstone, and then fourth at the Hungaroring for his final F1 points. Suzuki's improvement throughout the season was even more marked; after qualifying on the back row at Donington, he qualified sixth at Spa ahead of Warwick and was running fifth until his gearbox retired, and finished seventh at the final race at Adelaide, although he and Warwick did collide at the first corner at Monza.

1993 proved to be both drivers' final full season in F1. Warwick retired at the end of the season, while Suzuki drove briefly for Jordan and Ligier in the following seasons. For the 1994 season they were replaced by Christian Fittipaldi and Gianni Morbidelli.

Race results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1993	Footwork Mugen Honda	Mugen-Honda V10	G		RSA	BRA	EUR	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN	AUS	4	9th
				Derek Warwick			Ret	Ret	13	Ret	16	13	6	17	4	Ret	Ret	15†	14†	10
				Aguri Suzuki			Ret	9	10	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7

† Driver did not finish the race, but were still classified as they completed 90% of the race distance.

References

1. "Engine Mugen Honda". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
2. Boxall-Legge, Jake (13 November 2023). "The contrasting fortunes of 1993's bottom six F1 teams". Autosport. Retrieved 14 November 2023.