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11-18-2004, 06:36 AM
:arrow: The Formula 1 Team Minardi is moving from their current base in England To Italy, as a result of that Minardi is having a massive sale and auction
The inclusion of the Minardi F1 two-seater passenger rides is certain to add a further level of interest to this major auction, which commences today in Ledbury. Star attractions among the 6,000 lots will undoubtedly be the 40 modern F1 cars on offer, including chassis from Tyrrell, BAR, Jordan, Arrows, Brabham and, of course, Minardi. Those without the budget to buy their own Grand Prix car should not despair, however, as this is an auction with something for every F1 fan, including racewear, car components, team clothing, models, books, and much more.
:arrow: GOOD news Minardi has got and managed to get engines for the Formula 1 2005 season, its the Cosworth TJ Engine
:arrow: Stoddart and the flying Dutchmen
Paul Stoddart© The Cahier ArchiveThe idea of an all-Dutch team at Minardi is nothing new. It has been floating around since the summer - but that does not mean it is going to happen. It is all a question of money and if the three Dutch drivers being mentioned: veteran Jos Verstappen, Christjian Albers and Robert Doornbos can come up with the backing from companies such as Trust then they will be well-positioned to get the drive. But Stoddart is not working on promises alone. The money has got to be in the bank before he signs anyone and as happened last year it will be a question of first-come, first-served.
Stoddart says that the team is talking to a whole bunch of drivers and will test a handful in the weeks ahead but when it comes done to signing deals it will be the man with the most money who gets the job - unless the team lands a major sponsor which will give him the freedom to choose his drivers. This is always possible but remains unlikely as there is always competition for money and some of the bigger teams can lure sponsors away.
Maybe some people disagree with me but without these low budget teams like Minardi and Jordan there will be less talents coming into Formula 1 since it is so hard to get good Sponsors when your new, example for instance is Fernando Alonso, started with Minardi, learned alot, I think he will be a winner for the future, the step to a good Formula 1 team like Ferrari, BMW etc etc is impossible, we need those teams, really we do :?
The inclusion of the Minardi F1 two-seater passenger rides is certain to add a further level of interest to this major auction, which commences today in Ledbury. Star attractions among the 6,000 lots will undoubtedly be the 40 modern F1 cars on offer, including chassis from Tyrrell, BAR, Jordan, Arrows, Brabham and, of course, Minardi. Those without the budget to buy their own Grand Prix car should not despair, however, as this is an auction with something for every F1 fan, including racewear, car components, team clothing, models, books, and much more.
:arrow: GOOD news Minardi has got and managed to get engines for the Formula 1 2005 season, its the Cosworth TJ Engine
:arrow: Stoddart and the flying Dutchmen
Paul Stoddart© The Cahier ArchiveThe idea of an all-Dutch team at Minardi is nothing new. It has been floating around since the summer - but that does not mean it is going to happen. It is all a question of money and if the three Dutch drivers being mentioned: veteran Jos Verstappen, Christjian Albers and Robert Doornbos can come up with the backing from companies such as Trust then they will be well-positioned to get the drive. But Stoddart is not working on promises alone. The money has got to be in the bank before he signs anyone and as happened last year it will be a question of first-come, first-served.
Stoddart says that the team is talking to a whole bunch of drivers and will test a handful in the weeks ahead but when it comes done to signing deals it will be the man with the most money who gets the job - unless the team lands a major sponsor which will give him the freedom to choose his drivers. This is always possible but remains unlikely as there is always competition for money and some of the bigger teams can lure sponsors away.
Maybe some people disagree with me but without these low budget teams like Minardi and Jordan there will be less talents coming into Formula 1 since it is so hard to get good Sponsors when your new, example for instance is Fernando Alonso, started with Minardi, learned alot, I think he will be a winner for the future, the step to a good Formula 1 team like Ferrari, BMW etc etc is impossible, we need those teams, really we do :?