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...
buyer certain consider key leave love meet potential sad selling serious team
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.
buyer certain consider key meet potential selling serious team
I have always said, however, that I would consider selling the team if a serious potential buyer could meet certain key conditions.
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.
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,
career clear early equally huge natural obvious signs talent team winning
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.
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 crying effort guys pit pride remember serious tears wall
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,
again biscuits boss might suspect tea
The meeting...with Mosley I suspect won't be attended. It will be tea and biscuits with (Ferrari boss Jean) Todt again I expect. I might be wrong.
bought healthier leave state
I leave Minardi in a lot healthier state than when I bought it in 2000.
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.
bad dollars good losses million money operating week
The operating losses on a bad week were a million dollars and on a good week they were three-quarters of a million dollars. That's the kind of money it was blowing.
both car good hopefully planned solid
There is nothing planned for Spa, but hopefully they'll both put in solid performances. The car should be good there and hopefully we can keep the reliability up.
sort
And we were only seeing, at best, the sort of mid-30s.
certainly finished formula
I'd like to come back. I'm certainly not finished with Formula One.