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...
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And we were only seeing, at best, the sort of mid-30s.
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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.
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We've got the cars we ran in Melbourne last year, we've got the team and we've got the facility.
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That was the happiest day of my life, not just in Formula One. Full stop. Proudest day of my life,
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That whole 10-day period in Melbourne 2002 will go down in the history books as the most popular two points ever scored in Formula One.
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That was a pretty serious effort and I will always remember the tears of pride that the guys were crying when I came off the pit wall that day,
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Like many drivers, Fernando started his career with Minardi, and even in those early days, there were obvious signs of his huge natural talent and ability. It was equally clear that with the right team and the right car at the right moment, (Alonso winning the title) was always going to happen.
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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,
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With me it was F3000 and Formula One. I don't really see that transition being made very easily now.
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I am going to be very sad to leave this paddock and the sport I love. I have always said, however, that I would consider selling the team if a serious potential buyer could meet certain key conditions.
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I am going to be very sad to leave this paddock and the sport I love,
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I'd like to come back. I'm certainly not finished with Formula One.
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Only time will tell if it is a good day for Formula One or a bad day for Formula One, but unfortunately, and I don't like to say this, I don't think it will prove to be a good day.
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I have always said, however, that I would consider selling the team if a serious potential buyer could meet certain key conditions.