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Minardus
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F1racing.net:
Stoddart might be back

He'll spend at least two years out of the F1 limelight, but exiting Minardi boss Paul Stoddart says he's not yet done with the pinnacle of racing. "I'd like to come back," said the Australian, whose sale of the Faenza based minnow to energy drink Red Bull will become official on November 1.

Paul told Reuters: "Hopefully, with a bit of pressure off, maybe it will give me time to reconsider what might still be around."

And, after ruing the possible split of the sport into two, Stoddart will probably be secretly hoping that Bernie Ecclestone, the FIA and the carmakers do not settle their row. "If there are two championship," Stoddart continued, "I would love to come back in the manufacturers' one."

Sunday's Chinese grand prix will be the last for Minardi, and - for now - its brash boss. Asked about the decision to sell to billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, Stoddart said: "I'm still regretting it. It's not an easy decision to make. I'm going to miss it too much."

Comments

  • manlio27
    Perhaps in 2 years time he will be the new FIA President, to replace Max Mosley:hehe:
    Or TOIT might appoint him as Team Director when Todt quits:hehe::hehe:
  • Minardus
    F1racing.net:
    Stoddart set for exciting new job


    Exiting formula one team boss Paul Stoddart may re-emerge in one of motor sport's top jobs, according to paddock speculation. The Australian 'Herald Sun' newspaper reckons Stoddart, who has sold Minardi to Red Bull billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, is apparently 'linked to several' of top motor racing's 'biggest jobs'.

    One possible role, says the Melbourne newspaper, is as the 'figurehead of the rival (breakaway) series'. The report continued: ''Some say Stoddart ... could emerge as a candidate for Max Mosley's position at the head of the FIA.''

    In fact, many saw Stoddart's near-obsessive disdain for Mosley as the foundation for a future bid for the presidency. ''Ah yes, dear old Paul,'' Max replied in the Guardian newspaper. ''F1 just won't be the same place without him. Our loss is almost certainly someone else's gain.''
  • Lease
    I do not like Max Mosely. Not one bit.

    That said, I love irony as much as the next genius, and Max's quote is as classy as I've seen in a long time.

    That quote must cut deeper than any direct insult could ever hope to. Bravo!
  • Higbid
    It just shows the real movers behind the Red Bull Minardi deal. Shakespeare couldn't have written a better play
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