withdrawal from F1, blaming others for failing to produce promised funding. Despite announcing that he intended to return to the sport for , his involvement in several lawsuits as a result of the team's collapse made this impossible. The failure of Larrousse was a blow to French motorsport, which in addition to the problems caused by the government's ban on tobacco and alcohol sponsorship (the Loi Evin), had recently lost the AGS team in and seen the takeover of the Ligier team by foreigners Flavio Briatore and Tom Walkinshaw in . Racing record Complete Formula One results (key) (results in bold indicate pole position) * Ineligible for points. ^ Results published in 1991 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport credited the 1990 results to "Larrousse" rather than "Lola" References Footnotes Books Formula One constructors Formula One entrants French auto racing teams French racecar constructors Auto racing teams established in 1987 Auto racing teams disestablished in 1995