- Irvine has said in an interview that Schumacher can count on his full 
support. The Irishman had announced in earlier interviews that he wouldn't 
follow team orders if they came up during the race. Now he stated that he 
will follow those orders. Irvine said in the interview: "If, shall we say, 
I'm in second place and Schumacher is coming up from the back of the field 
then I will let him through."
Ignoring team orders could lead to friction within the team and a fine, you 
could witness this with Alesi this year, when he refused to let Berger pass,
although this was settled nicely with a lot of talk.

- According to Forbes magazine, Michael Jordan ranks highest with 43.2 
million. The F-1 drivers in the list are

9. Schumacher 10.0 + 5.0 = 15.0 million
11. Berger    12.0 + 2.5 = 14.5 million
18. Alesi      7.0 + 1.0 =  8.0 million.

With his 1996 salary from Ferrari, Schumacher would be 3rd on the list 
behind Jordan and Mike Tyson.


** with thanks to Jagannath Moorthy for the Forbes info **

6-12-1995