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Perhaps TGF should offer them a share of his salary? Surely he can afford it...?
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If you're going to do that, screw Minardi. Considering the amount of money TGF makes, you might as well finance the budget of a third-world country. You'd have enough for an excess at that point
Seriously, though....somebody save Minardi. They are what F1 is lacking: a TEAM dedicated to the art of racing.
I do think, however, they still have a trump card left: Fernando Alonso. Particularly becuase Ferrari wants him. Minardi could, in theory, sell Alonso for mucho dinero, and run a field of a combination of Mazzacane/De La Rosa/Diniz (all three are worth a LOT of money). However, there's no denying how much trouble Minardi is in financially. It seems that every year, there is the same situation.
I think many a corporate sponsor (*cough*Coca-Cola*cough*Virgin*cough*) would score a major coup by investing heavily in Minardi. Think about it: they have one of the best three chassis in F1 (Brunner's design is right up there w/ Newey's and Byrne's). What they don't have is, in fact, directly related to money. They can't afford an engine program/good engine or a good driver. Considering that Minardi's budget is about 50 million....an extra 60 mil would even Minardi up w/ the field.