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  • I hope IP's are being logged? If they aren't, Stan should add this functionality ASAP. When there's serious spamming, the IP's it originates from could be temporarily blocked and the administrators notified. Also, the message 'IP's are logged. Abus…
  • RJ, some thoughts: - On the petition page, please add text that explains how vital it is that everyone signs with their FULL and REAL name. Now some people are, probably without thinking twice, signing with their nick like 'the red brachetta' or wi…
  • Now that's what I call mayhem. The safety of the cars is nothing short of amazing. Is there a video available anywhere?
  • Well, it's clear that the two Minardi seats for next year are already spoken for.. So, good to see Albers secure a contract for 2006. But has it been confirmed, or is it just a rumor?
  • I'm the one who would get blame for this (as posting something like that is against the law) and not some more or less anonymous member. Anarchy is all good and well but as soon as we start to get life threatening someone (and that would be me) has …
  • Does the firm manufacturing Red Bull have any other products, or clear plans to launch one? As RJ points on the front page, naming the team "Red Bull Light" or "Red Bull USA" doesn't make any sense. Two RB teams on the grid would be confusing and a…
  • Hopefully the Red Bull deal will turn out to be a late birthday present for the guy - instead of a smack in the face. Anyhow, happy birthday!
  • Now it's just a game of wait and see. Having Red Bull just buy the seats would have been preferable. That's not to say that all is lost. If Faenza stays and the Minardi name soldiers on, I'm willing to welcome the new owner. Give GCM a role of some…
  • Remember the excitment and optimism Justified, in this case. The PS05 delivered on its promise after initial disappointment; we catched Jordan and have managed to beat them often in the last couple of races. Did anyone seriously expect we'd be regu…
  • Isn't it a bit hard to see how using last years Jaguar chassis (the RBR01) could be a step forward; the thing would still be running the cosworth V10. It's two secs a lap faster than what we have currently. Right direction. Not far enough, but right…
  • My view, as I've repeatedly said, is a pragmatic one. Buy the chassis if it is a clearly better option than doing it ourselves. We don't manufacture all the nuts and bolts ourselves, neither do we make our own tires, but hey - it's still a Minardi. …
  • Watched much GP2, TheDriver..? Enough to know that ART has a tendency of bending the rules.. I'll admit Nico is a decently fast driver; I just think he's an arse. Of course, if there are no better alternatives, then Nico might be a fair choice. Ho…
  • Rosberg! God forbid that from ever happening to us. Having him and his pops hanging around our team is something I definitely do not want to see. I can already image it. By race two, his father will be bashing the team in interviews to save the fac…
  • Well, it's understandable that our drivers are looking forward to bigger and better things. Minardi choosing the V10 for next season really puts a damper on everyone's expectations. That said, Midland is a risk. First it was Dallara, now Reynard is…
  • Not a bad track.. The GP2 cars put one over the F1 cars though, as there was lots of fighting in Saturday's race (didn't see the Sunday one). F1 was more entertaining than usual, but GP2 seems to bring out the drivers more. It's clear that the play…
  • Looks like Sato is out. BAR should have looked further than Rubens.Wonder where Sato goes next, home or to another team? He's fairly talented in my opinion, so I'd like to see him stay in F1.
  • he's done over 1000 miles without crashing, I can't see why he'd decide to start now :P It's a bit worrying, though, as he will be driving at the same time with 24 other cars in the worst-case scenario. In some tests, Nissany has been relatively cos…
  • Only if it remains Minardi, is based in Faenza, GCM still has input and Eddie gets a haircut.
  • Kind of looks like him doesn't it? :) Could have sworn it was him from the small image! The press release relieves my worries about the mechanics. If the guys notice a puncture after the hose has went in, there aren't too many alternatives left. …
  • By the way, what is up with our mechanics? Doorknobs was refuelled and a tire changed at the same time - they ought to know better than that. Was it a no-alternatives situation, no fuel left and a busted tyre? In addition, when Knobs came in for th…
  • Great work by Albers. At the rate he's going, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd be around in 2006. In addition to Minardi, there will probably be a number of other open positions. Minardi was faster than the Jordans, not even MattR could argue otherwi…
  • in the race they slow down faster cars and ruin their race (mainly BAR and Toyo). Well, that's rather the point, isn't it? With the old format, the fastest cars nearly always came out on top. After the start, they quickly vanished into the horizon. …
  • The chicane would have been an odd solution. Altering the track just moments before the race would have been a security risk in itself. What I would have liked to see is Michelin being allowed to flow in new tires. In exchange, the points for the f…
  • Thanks for the sensible reply, Driver. I accept that we'll agree to disagree on some of the points you brought up, you're more than entitled to your opinions. Thanks. I hope the tickets are refunded. Wouldn't compensate for the time and other expen…
  • That's really f*cking easy to say from the seat of your armchair. If you spent the vacation time and money to go to a GP and this happened, you would be irate whether or not it helped the cause. Sure as hell I would, of course. I'm not saying that y…
  • Anyone who takes joy in this, you sicken me, you lousy fuck. If there's money on the table, you have got to take it. A day like this can be worth 10 million US dollars to a small team. If this meant Minardi will have a better budget for next year, I…
  • 5th and 6th.. So, we broke our cherry. I hope it's worth something; this race means the Jordans are officially out of our reach this season. Perhaps BAR will be very unlucky and fail to score enough points during the rest of the season.
  • So, what is this? Another ploy to retain the status quo by solving the budget problems of the teams via cutting costs, rather than giving them a bigger slice of the pie? Because pie is good, and those who have it, do not want to share it. This can'…
  • Nice to see that I was completely wrong about Albers, his fuel load was equal to that of Friesacher. Besides, our loads, while relatively light, were respectable. This makes the qualifying performance of Albers look very good... Quite a lack of ove…