However, following the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the San Marino Grand Prix, the technical regulations were changed for subsequent races to slow the cars down by making the chassis produce less downforce and engine less power.

This resulted in new components having to be built for the LH94 and a new supply of spare parts to be confirmed for the rest of the season, which eliminated the financial support for any further development.

The year began promisingly, with Comas taking 13th place on the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix and scoring a point in the next race at Aida.

Despite the efficient gearchanges provided by the Benetton transmission, which in Comas' words made it "fun to drive the car",[6] the LH94 suffered from abiding understeer and poor traction.

His seat was henceforth shared between former Larrousse drivers Philippe Alliot and Yannick Dalmas, in addition to rookie Hideki Noda.

This raised the prospect of the LH94 being modified to meet the new technical regulations and pass the tougher crash tests as a temporary solution to compete in the Brazilian and Argentine Grands Prix, but the team elected to miss these rounds of the season and focus on readying the LH95 for the next race at Imola.

The livery was influenced by its new sponsor, after several years being funded by the French government, Larrousse secured sponsorship from the Belgian Alken-Maes brewery.