Ex-Minardi Formula 1 team boss Paul Stoddart has recalled how he believed Fernando Alonso was destined to become World Champion even before he graduated to the premier class.... read more »
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Former Minardi F1 boss Paul Stoddart believes Fernando Alonso should be a four-time world champion. read more »
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Former Minardi boss Paul Stoddart has labelled current F1 machinery as "spaceships" under the current regulations. read more »
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Speaking on F1's Beyond the Grid podcast, Stoddart reflected on Alonso's rookie season as the Spaniard joined Minardi at the age of 19.Alonso joined a team that was... read more »
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Formula 1 loves a feel-good story and the Minardi fairy-tale is no exception. They wrote one of the most heart-warming chapters in the sport’s history. Mark Webber’s... read more »
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Esteban Tuero had a nightmare home race in 1998, when his Minardi crew weren't prepared for a pit stop. Prepare for mixed-up tyres, confused mechanics, and a car that just... read more »
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Mark Webber was one of Formula 1's frontrunners during Red Bull's purple patch, having impressed at Minardi, Jaguar and Williams.The Australian, who started 215 world... read more »
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The Faenza-based Formula 1 team today called AlphaTauri started life as Minardi, an underdog effort run on a fraction of its rivals' budgets that gave opportunities to... read more »
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Minardi F1 team founder Gian Carlo Minardi has been elected as the new president of the FIA Single-Seater Commission after former F1 race director Michael Masi vacated the role. read more »
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Ex-F1 team owner Giancarlo Minardi has been appointed to front the FIA's single-seater commission. The FIA's single-seater commission oversees the junior categories... read more »
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Gian Carlo Minardi has been tasked with overseeing a commission focused on young drivers and has previously helped start the career of racers such as Mark Webber and Fernando... read more »
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Gian Carlo Minardi, founder of the eponymous F1 team that subsequently morphed into Toro Rosso then AlphaTauri, has been elected President of the FIA Single-Seater Commission. read more »
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Imola circuit president and ex-F1 team boss Giancarlo Minardi has urged Sebastian Vettel to call it a day. read more »
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The Spaniard turned 40 last July, and with his contemporary Kimi Raikkonen now retired he is the oldest driver on this year's grid, ahead of 37-year-old Lewis... read more »
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Simone Resta has experience of over-achieving with struggling teams, which he believes could help at Haas. read more »
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Anthony Davidson, who drove in 24 F1 grands prix for Minardi, BAR and Super Aguri, has announced his retirement from professional racing. read more »
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Pierre Gasly says AlphaTauri's AT02 is "working well everywhere" as the outfit attempts to overhaul Alpine for fifth place in the standings. AlphaTauri has not... read more »
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For all of Argentina's remarkable history in Formula 1, it has now been 20 years since the country was last represented on the grid courtesy of unremarkable ex-Minardi and... read more »
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Pierre Gasly believes AlphaTauri can realistically target fifth in the Formula 1 standings for the first time in its history after the "best start" of any season in... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has urged Haas rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin to 'keep motivation' after enduring a tough debut season himself at Minardi in 2001. read more »
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On the calendar for a second year in a row, Imola circuit president Giancarlo Minardi is dreaming of a "permanent" slot for track. read more »
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Juan Pablo Montoya, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso are regarded as one of F1's greatest-ever rookie intakes, the trio each enjoying standout seasons with the Williams,... read more »
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Tarso Marques, who raced in F1 for Minardi between 1996 and 2001, has revealed he thought he would die after contracting COVID-19. read more »
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Fernando Alonso is preparing for his return to Formula 1 in 2021, 20 years after helping to build the Minardi he debuted in. read more »
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Mark Webber's Grand Prix debut at his home race in Melbourne was memorable for many reasons. With several cars out on Lap 1, he found himself fifth for Minardi with just a... read more »