Yeah, its not looking great for Minardi at the moment as their rising star Fernando Alonso is rumoured to have signed to test for Ferrari, and possibly race for Prost. Their chief mechanic is rumoured to be on his way too. This leaves Minardi with Marzipan, no sponsorship, no chief mechanic and no engines. Oh dear. Could be a good career move for Gene though.
And hell will be chilly before Tiff gets an F1 testing role...