In the autumn of 1991 Gérard Larrousse signed up Robin Herd from Fondmetal for the construction of an F1 chassis and 65% of the team was sold to the Venturi car company.
No outono de 1991 Gérard Larrousse fichou a Robin Herd de Fondmetal para a construción dun chasis de F1 e o 65% do equipo foi vendido á empresa de alugueiro Venturi.