How Stoddart spends Bernies money!!

[903cc]

The other question to ask is "Will Justin fit in an A23." It think Jos will have no problem. Remeber Verstappen was familair with the A22 so I think it make sense and we will see an A23. (Even if it is only for Jos as Justin does not fit) I think there is no reason they cannot run 2 different chassis

[GTRMagic]

Didnt McLaren run 2 different chassis models when Nigel Mansell was in their employ??

Talking of EuroBOSS, there are a shedload of Arrows V10 in E and F specs for sale at the auction this evening, so if they are as cheap as the Asiatech ones, could be US$7k a motor.... way cheaper than a Cosworth DFR at STG 50k+

[Mekola]

Originally posted by GTRMagic
The data and telemetry systems were provided by Pi Research, so heres me wondering whether Stoddart, in his claims of assistance from Ford, may be getting help from this direction to accelerate the Minardi thru Arrows plan??

Now if the Minardi boys could just land a sponsorship deal from Orange they wouldnt need to respray the cars

When Arrows collapsed Lost Boys company said they want to remain in F1 with another team. Why not Minardi?

[MiniMe]

Press release by West Mclaren Mercedes
On Saturday in Canada, Minardi team boss Paul Stoddart revealed that F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone had personally bought into the Anglo-Italian team, ensuring it a healthier future. "Having Bernie as a shareholder in the team came completely out of the blue," said Stoddart. "And I hope that now I can get on with making this team what I always wanted it to be but did not have the money to make it happen.` The rumour doing the rounds in Montreal is that Ecclestone has written out a cheque for four million dollars.

However, almost immediately after Stoddart`s announcement came further rumours that Ecclestone has already sold on his shares in the team to an Italian consortium.

Eccles has sold his Benardi Minows shares already?

[Lee Janotta]

Originally posted by 903cc
The other question to ask is "Will Justin fit in an A23." It think Jos will have no problem. Remeber Verstappen was familair with the A22 so I think it make sense and we will see an A23. (Even if it is only for Jos as Justin does not fit) I think there is no reason they cannot run 2 different chassis

Well, the argument with Wilson's not been whether he can physically fit in a typical F1 car, but whether or not his head blocks off the air intake. Given his lap times from his Jordan test, when his helmet had the intake half-covered, it just doesn't make enough of an impact to worry about. Eddie Jordan disagrees with me, but he was also looking for a pay driver, which Wilson, at that time, was not. I think the lap times from the test session bear me out.