The Benetton management, led by Tom Walkinshaw and team manager Flavio Briatore, were after a driver to rebuild the team around, convinced that neither the aging Piquet or Moreno were that driver.
A xerencia de Benetton, liderada por Tom Walkinshaw e o xerente do equipo Flavio Briatore, estaban detrás dun piloto para reconstruír o equipo, convencido de que nin o envellecido Piquet nin Moreno eran ese piloto.