Stoddy's Coming Back....

Bacchulum · Post by **Bacchulum** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:33 am

....as European Minardi F1 Team Ltd.
http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=113514
He's already submitted his application, which makes a total of 12, so all places taken.
Now it's a matter if Max will approve it

Vilante · Post by **Vilante** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:53 am

So he quit F1 to concentrate on his airline. Then his airline failed and he's back into F1 - lol

Good to hear

Bacchulum · Post by **Bacchulum** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:13 am

He quit F1 because US$5-600M/year was unaffordable but thinks the US$100M/year proposed from 2008 opnwards is reasonable.

I doubt he'll give up on Ozjet either, with the support of European Airlines he can absorb the inevitable slow start all new airlines must contend with in Australia.

With all the grid slots filled now, it does leave the question about what Mercedes do with their planned B-team, along with Dave Richards who's just started building a brand new F1 facility.

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pixelboy · Post by **pixelboy** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:14 am

To late Bacchulum, OzJet as a retail airline is RIP.. they are onoly running two planes for charter now.

I hope he comes back.. F1 needs more people to mouth off. The rest of them have their balls locked in some safe in Cologne

Bacchulum · Post by **Bacchulum** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:21 am

More of a downsizing than R.I.P. but that's the hurdle to get off the ground in Aus.

w00dsy · Post by **w00dsy** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:59 am

Bacchulum wrote:He quit F1 because US$5-600,000/year was unaffordable but thinks the US$100,000/year proposed from 2008 opnwards is reasonable.

to run a F1 team on 100 grand?

Post by **Bauer** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:40 pm

w00dsy wrote:
Bacchulum wrote:He quit F1 because US$5-600,000/year was unaffordable but thinks the US$100,000/year proposed from 2008 opnwards is reasonable.
to run a F1 team on 100 grand?

cut him some slack. he was only missing off 3 zero's

he seemed chuffed that it was ONLY going to cost 100 million per year in the near future.

my opinion, he wont be back in F1 and the name Minardi will go the way of the others.

DarrenM · Post by **DarrenM** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:00 pm

I can't see him getting back in if they have choice between him and Richards.

I'd love to see more teams though. The 12 team cap is just silly.

Nigel · Post by **Nigel** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:23 pm

Bauer wrote:
w00dsy wrote:
Bacchulum wrote:He quit F1 because US$5-600,000/year was unaffordable but thinks the US$100,000/year proposed from 2008 opnwards is reasonable.
to run a F1 team on 100 grand?
cut him some slack. he was only missing off 3 zero's

he seemed chuffed that it was ONLY going to cost 100 million per year in the near future.

my opinion, he wont be back in F1 and the name Minardi will go the way of the others.

The "entry" fee is 100,000 in 2008. Down from 600,000

Scuderia_Alan · Post by **Scuderia_Alan** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:30 pm

Stoddart really stuffed up a promising idea with that OzJet in as many ways as you could.

I'm more than happy to see more teams but they have to be quality, I'm not that interested in seeing another Andrea Moda minus the drama.