The Ligier team is completely restructured for the 1995 Formula 1 season. The team is now controlled by Flavio Briatore, who imposes several changes in the technical and sporting direction. With the Renault engines reserved for Benetton, the Ligier passed to the Japanese Mugen (V10 72 °, 3000cc). The Ligier JS41 looked like a copy of Benetton, but the FIA judged the two single-seaters to be the result of separate projects (then as now the regulations required the teams to be the designer and builder of their own cars). Ligier finished fifth in the constructors' championship with 24 points. The best of his drivers, Olivier Panis, was eighth with 16 points.
In the history of static modeling, Spark has truly revolutionized the market. The brand was created by Hugues Ripert, whose father André had been one of the main contenders of the artisanal modeling scene in the 70s and 80s. After working for Vitesse, Quartzo and Ixo, Ripert jr did not choose the diecast technique but opted for resin, with production in China but development and conception strictly in the European tradition. In practice the idea was to offer special models built in small series (what were later called "resincast"). The first Sparks were released in 2000, with a quality-price ratio unapproachable for most industrial and artisanal producers. Today Spark continues to churn out dozens of new products a year, having also expanded its production to other scales, such as 1:18 but also 1:64. There are numerous numbered and limited series for the various national distributors and for private customers such as teams, sponsors, drivers and so on.