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"The Back Of The Grid Always Beckoned"

Badoer's 2009 FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPEIl y a 101 jours
 
Session Pos Time Off Pace Laps Completed
Friday Practice 1 18th 1:42.017 +2.613 37
Friday Practice 2 20th 1:45.840 +3.380 25
Saturday Practice 20th 1:42.198 +3.055 14
Qualifying, Q1 20th 1:41.413 +2.764 13
Race 17th +1 lap 56
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Luca is Back!Il y a 102 jours
 
Luca Badoer, who raced for Minardi in 1995 and 1999, is standing in for the injured Felipe Massa at Ferrari, where he has been the test driver since 1998. Badoer is the most experienced Ferrari driver in history: he covers thousands of miles each year testing the Scuderia. Massa is predicted for be fit enough to race for Brazil in October, meaning Badoer has five Grande Prix to display the talent his former teams couldn't.
Badoer's most memorable Grand Prix was the erratic 1999 European Grand Prix at Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. Badoer, and his teamate, Marc Gené, hauled their Minardis up to 4th and 7th respectively. With 13 laps remaining, however, Badoer's gearbox failed; a strong, point-scoring performance wasted. Fortunately, Gené rolled home in a points-scoring 6th position.
Luca Badoer currently holds the record for 'Most Starts without a Point', a record he will mostly likely want to lose whilst fulfilling his dream racing at Ferrari.
Good luck, Mr. Badoer!
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The Management of MinardiIl y a 179 jours
 
Owners
1985–2000 Giancarlo Minardi
1996 Flavio Briatore — co-owner
1996–2000 Gabriele Rumi — co-owner
2001–2005 Paul Stoddart

Technical Directors
1985–1988 Giacomo Caliri
1989–1995 Aldo Costa
1996–1998 Gabriele Tredozi
1999–2000 Gustav Brunner
2001–2005 Gabriele Tredozi

Commercial / Marketing Directors
2001–2004 Andy Bendell
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Toro Rosso Win At Monza 2008Il y a 442 jours
 
At last, the Minardi boys are elated spirits, not only at the pole position, but also at the win achieved by Sebastian Vettel; the twently-one year old used his first grid spot from the outset to make the Grand Prix his fiefdom.
The mechanics of 'Scuderia Toro Rosso', who mostly consist of ex-Minardi mechanics, are rewarded for all their hard work. Several seasons' hard labour resulted in no championship points, with few notable results. The 'Italian Grand Prix of 2008' changed all that: they experienced the feeling of having both cars in the top four (1st and 4th) and a chance of winning the Grand Prix. Indeed, the chance worked out, and the ex-Minardi team won their first grand prix, not only in style, but at their home grand prix in the wet. The race win also put Vettel into the record books, becoming the youngest race winner at 21 years, and 73 days old, trumping Fernando Alonso's record of 22 years, 26 days at the Grand Prix of Hungary 2003.
Unfortunately, Sébastien Bourdais failed to score any points, due to his car stalling on the grid in fourth position. He was shunted to the pit-lane, and finished the race one lap adrift.
I wish Toro Rosso, and Vettel, glorious luck for future races, but cannot help thinking that perhaps his switch to 'Red Bull Racing' is a poor decision. Though 'Red Bull' should be more competitive, 'Toro Rosso' are ahead of 'Red Bull' in the Constructors' Championship after the Italian Grand Prix: Toro Rosso on 27, Red Bull on 26.
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Minardi Point Scorers' StandingsIl y a 491 jours
 
Pos Driver Nationality Points


1. Pierluigi Martini Italian 16

2. Christian Fittipaldi Brazil 6

3. Christijan Albers Dutch 4

4. Patrick Friesacher Austrian 3

5. Mark Webber Australian 2

6. Fabrizio Barbazza Italian 2

7. Luis Perez-Sala Spanish 1
=. Michele Alboreto Italian 1
=. Pedro LamyPortuguese 1
=. Marc Gené Spanish 1

8. Zsolt Baumgartner Hungarian 1

For all those other drivers who valiently attempted to score points, we extend our graditude. Think more of finishes that were achieved.
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