Stoddard is coming back.

[DaveKillens]

Holy jumping winged frogs, Paul Stoddard is going to enter a new team in 2008.
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=113514

[jezzwa]

New team eh... why did he sell in the first place then

[manchild]

Max will be happy

Welcome back Stoddy!

[vyselegend]

Someone knows if the team will keep the minardi name or have a new one? He sold the team i know, but it would be great to see a minardi again.

[Principessa]

http://www.f1technical.net/news/2341

The name of the team will be: European Minardi F1 Team Limited.
I don't like the name! It's way too long!
Perhaps they will change him later

[DaveKillens]

Yes, the Minardi name will once again grace F1.
"I've lodged myself an entry as European Minardi F1 team Limited," the Australian aviation entrepreneur told Reuters on Tuesday.

[Sodder]

From the news by date:

Paul Stoddart, the former Minardi F1 Team owner, will return in the paddock in 2008. Stoddart revealed today that he has submitted the 'European Minardi F1 Team Limited' for the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Welcome back Stoddy!


Edit: Just beaten out by Mr. Killens.....dang...

[vyselegend]

LOL. Just "Minardi F1 team" would have be enough for me, but at least the name is here.

[Tp]

'European Minardi F1 Team Limited'

HAHAHA - Minardi will do just fine...


....What if they have an engine manufacturer on top of that! 'European Minardi-Cosworth F1 Team Limited'

...At least Stoddart's back

[m3_lover]

Paul says this

"We've got the cars we ran in Melbourne last year, we've got the team and we've got the facility."

I thuoght he sold the cars and the facility to Red Bull?

[Principessa]

I thuoght he sold the cars and the facility to Red Bull?

Minardi is still in the Euro 3000 series, so perhaps Stoddart is refering to that facility?

[JimmyK]

FANTASTIC NEWS!!!

I really did like Minardi.
Though I don't want to get my hopes up that much as it seems possible that he could be beaten to the (supposedly) final spot on the grid.

[Steven]

We've got the cars we ran in Melbourne last year, we've got the team and we've got the facility.

Now if he's referring to those old Minardi PS04 cars, he is not going to be on pole in 2008 . He probably only sold those new PS05 cars and kept the older ones for himself.

The facilities in Faenza are indeed as far as I know now used by Toro Rosso, so all that's left is the F3000 stuff. However I think the facilities there are property of GP Racing, rather than Minardi. More can be found here:
http://www.forzaminardi.com/modules.php ... le&sid=623

[JimmyK]

Now if he's referring to those old Minardi PS04 cars

Dear Lord, no!
They weren't exactly competative when they were initially turned into 2005 spec. Imagine what the pace would be like with the 2008 specs.

Myself, I always thought the PS05 was underrated, it was on Bridgestones in 2005 (though it shone in that soaking wet qualifying, can't remember which one) and it did occasionally give the Red Bulls a challenge.

[West]

I think Super Aguri is the new Minardi.