Mark Webber stunned F1 by scoring points on his debut with Minardi, but it took him eight years to get a race-winning machine. He told RaceFans about his career in cars.
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The last days of Minardi – Part two: How a tiny team took on F1’s elite
RacingLines
Posted onMinardi’s final team principal Paul Stoddart tells how he agitated and exasperated the big names in Formula 1 as he fought to keep the tiny team in the top flight of motor racing.
Ex-Minardi boss says F1 return “wouldn’t be too difficult”
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormer Formula 1 team principal Paul Stoddart says the sport’s budget cap and other rules changes could lure private teams back to the sport.
The last days of Minardi – Part one: How F1’s ultimate underdogs went out fighting
RacingLines
Posted onBeloved F1 underdogs Minardi bowed out of the sport 15 years ago this week. Paul Stoddart, the team’s final owner, tells RaceFans how he made sure they went out fighting.
Minardi M189: Heroic minnows’ only race-leading car
2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Posted onIn Minardi’s 20-year history only one of their cars led a race and started from the front row. Here’s the story of the giant-killing Minardi M189.
F1 needs teams like Marussia, says Minardi
2015 F1 season
Posted onFormer F1 team principal Giancarlo Minardi has said the decision to block Manor from competing this year using Marussia’s 2014 car is “absurd”.
Forza Minardi! (Simon Vigar, 2008)
Posted onA few years ago I went for dinner at one of those trendy Italian restaurants where the tablecloth is a big sheet of paper and they give you a jar of crayons. Knowing one of the waiters was an F1 fan I scrawled “Forza Minardi” in fat letters on my side of the table. “Who … Continue reading Forza Minardi! (Simon Vigar, 2008)
The feeder formula champions (p4/4)
Posted onMany of F1’s top drivers have entered the sport after winning the Formula 3000 or, more recently, GP2 championship. But no driver has ever won that junior title and then become F1 champion. In this four part series we take a look at the 22 champions including the driver who could be the first to … Continue reading The feeder formula champions (p4/4)
The feeder formula champions (p2/4)
Posted onGP2 is the ultimate category for young drivers looking to get into F1 – and before that was F3000. But no driver that won the F3000 or GP2 championship has then won the F1 title. In this four part series we take a look at the 22 champions – and what became of their F1 … Continue reading The feeder formula champions (p2/4)
The Ben Evans Column – The best of the worst
Posted onIn my Formula Vee adventures this year I have raced against some very good and very bad drivers. Thanks to the heats and finals format I often get to see the slower drivers in action, and believe me some of them are awful. There is one gentleman in particular who went a lap down when … Continue reading The Ben Evans Column – The best of the worst
Top ten… Minardi heroes
Posted onWatching Markus Winkelhock lead his first ever Grand Prix having qualified his un-competitive Spyker at the back of the grid had me reminiscing about backmarker heroes Minardi. The Italian team became cult heroes during their two decades in Formula 1. They were often the first to get lapped, but they also made some giant-killing performances … Continue reading Top ten… Minardi heroes