 Despite heavy revisions to the car throughout the year – such as improved aerodynamics, altered suspension, and more powerful Hart engines – its relative performance stayed roughly the same throughout the year.The one bright spot occurred at the Japanese Grand Prix, where first-timer Eddie Irvine topped a practice session before both drivers drove brilliantly in the race to finish 5th and 6th, scoring the team's only points of the year.Irvine's debut made headlines when irate winner Ayrton Senna punched the Northern Irishman, who had unlapped himself during the race.