However, Irvine was involved in a major accident with Jos Verstappen, Éric Bernard and Martin Brundle, resulting in the retirement of all four cars.

At short notice Aguri Suzuki joined the team for the Pacific Grand Prix but was ill-prepared for an F1 return and failed to perform well.

Andrea de Cesaris substituted for the still-banned Irvine at San Marino and at the subsequent Monaco Grand Prix where he finished in 4th place.

Irvine returned at the Spanish Grand Prix and scored a point for 6th while Barrichello still appeared to suffer following his accident and the death of Senna, his countryman and idol.

At the French Grand Prix, the 194s carried the scoreline of the Republic of Ireland football team's victory over Italy during the group stages of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.