Paul Stoddart
Paul Stoddart
Paul Stoddartis an Australian millionaire airline magnate, and former owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team. He later took the Minardi brand into the Champ Car World Series after his purchase of a portion of CTE-HVM Racing which he renamed Minardi Team USA for 2007...
both difficult full gamble including marks point race rain scoring staff thanks today took
We took a gamble today on the rain that didn't come and started on full-wet tyres. From that point onwards, our race was effectively compromised. That said, both drivers, and indeed, the whole team, got through a difficult race and a most difficult weekend. Full marks to Tiago for scoring a well-deserved point, and my thanks to the whole Minardi Team, including factory-based staff in Faenza, for their support.
easily formula transition
With me it was F3000 and Formula One. I don't really see that transition being made very easily now.
invest italy offer sell team
I always said I would sell Minardi if someone could invest in the team and keep them at Faezna in Italy and such an offer has come along,
arriving departing envisage flights overnight service six
We envisage flights arriving in Perth around 9.30 on each of those six nights, and then the eastern-bound service departing at 11.30 for an overnight flight.
bring changes costs massive smartest time war
The qualifying, time will tell, but the tyre changes will bring a tyre war and a massive escalation in costs and I do not think it is the smartest move,
cars last melbourne ran team
We've got the cars we ran in Melbourne last year, we've got the team and we've got the facility.
came fairness peter teams whereas
Whereas EJ (Jordan), me and Peter when he first came in, and in fairness the many teams that didn't make it, probably came more up through the ranks.
running tomorrow wait
We are in. We'll be running all day tomorrow and then we'll have to wait and see what happens.
bought healthier leave state
I leave Minardi in a lot healthier state than when I bought it in 2000.
love
If there are two championships, I would love to come back in the manufacturers' one.
sort
And we were only seeing, at best, the sort of mid-30s.
further moving
It will be all about moving further forward.
bit five happiest hardest life maybe might pressure time
They were probably the happiest five years of my life but also the hardest and, hopefully, with a bit of pressure off maybe it will give me time to reconsider what if anything might still be around.
entering era formula red sad
It's a sad day for Formula One when the privateers really do go, but I think we are entering into a new era where the privateers are the Red Bulls, they are really well funded.