Comments on: Avanti Minardi! http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/ Formula 1 Motor Racing News and Views Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Clive http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Clive Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:51:36 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/#comment-1788 All true, Alianora. It struck me today (after seeing that Spyker is using Ebay in an attempt to pull in a little more money) that Minardi's depth of support from the fans was such that we would all have happily contributed a small monthly amount to it each month. Small amounts from thousands of people would have added up to a substantial amount and could have kept the team going. It could have become "the People's Team"! A "might-have-been", I know, but perhaps a thought for the future if we ever get another team as universally appealing as was Minardi in its heyday. All true, Alianora. It struck me today (after seeing that Spyker is using Ebay in an attempt to pull in a little more money) that Minardi’s depth of support from the fans was such that we would all have happily contributed a small monthly amount to it each month. Small amounts from thousands of people would have added up to a substantial amount and could have kept the team going. It could have become “the People’s Team”!

A “might-have-been”, I know, but perhaps a thought for the future if we ever get another team as universally appealing as was Minardi in its heyday.

]]> By: Alianora La Canta http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/comment-page-1/#comment-1786 Alianora La Canta Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:41:12 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/#comment-1786 Although I never followed Minardi specifically, the never-say-die spirit of Minardi won my respect and a lot of other people's respect. Paul Stoddart once commented that Minardi was everyone's second team and he wasn't far wrong. A team that is in F1 for the sport was a rare occurence for most of Minardi's existence. The happiness was infectious; when Minardi, Jordan and Sauber left F1 in 2005, it was like giving the paddock a charisma and happiness bypass. Without such teams, F1 will always be in a precarious position, for those who are in it for the money, marketing or [insert non-sporting reason here] will always try to manipulate F1 into fitting their aims. The future regulations we have been given are a demonstration of how weak the FIA as a governing body has become. The only rule in there that doesn't appear to be present for marketing, money or political reasons is the no TC rule - and the manufacturers managed to delay that for four-and-a-half years... Although I never followed Minardi specifically, the never-say-die spirit of Minardi won my respect and a lot of other people’s respect. Paul Stoddart once commented that Minardi was everyone’s second team and he wasn’t far wrong. A team that is in F1 for the sport was a rare occurence for most of Minardi’s existence. The happiness was infectious; when Minardi, Jordan and Sauber left F1 in 2005, it was like giving the paddock a charisma and happiness bypass.

Without such teams, F1 will always be in a precarious position, for those who are in it for the money, marketing or [insert non-sporting reason here] will always try to manipulate F1 into fitting their aims. The future regulations we have been given are a demonstration of how weak the FIA as a governing body has become. The only rule in there that doesn’t appear to be present for marketing, money or political reasons is the no TC rule – and the manufacturers managed to delay that for four-and-a-half years…

]]> By: F1 Fanatic - Formula 1 Blog » Blog Archive » F1 in the blogs 24: ITV & Ofcom http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 F1 Fanatic - Formula 1 Blog » Blog Archive » F1 in the blogs 24: ITV & Ofcom Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:01:14 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/#comment-1781 [...] Avanti Minardi! You’ve got to admire the little guys. Formula 1 has lost something with the absence of Minardi and their back of the grid cohorts. [...] [...] Avanti Minardi! You’ve got to admire the little guys. Formula 1 has lost something with the absence of Minardi and their back of the grid cohorts. [...]

]]> By: Clive http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Clive Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:40:59 +0000 http://www.formula1latest.com/2007/04/04/avanti-minardi/#comment-1766 Very true, Keith - although, for some unknown reason, I always think Minardis should be black. But, when you have to take whatever sponsor you can get, any colour is acceptable (as even Renault have found out this year)... Very true, Keith – although, for some unknown reason, I always think Minardis should be black. But, when you have to take whatever sponsor you can get, any colour is acceptable (as even Renault have found out this year)…

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