Links for 18 September 2008
- Theissen says no rift with Kubica - autosport.com
"We sat down twice over the Monza weekend and spent quite some time together," Theissen told autosport.com about the team's relationship with Kubica. "They (the reports of a rift) have been totally exaggerated."Yeah. That's why you had to sit down and talk to him twice in a weekend.
- Stoddart ‘torn’ over customer cars - autosport.com
"The one thing that made me proud of Minardi was when we operated with a 10th or a 20th of our competitors' budgets and every now and again scored a few points when we punched above our weight."Toro Rosso have a world championship designer designing the cars, the resources of Red Bull, and one of the two top engines in competition this year and they made it all work, irrespective of what chassis is there. But part of me says is it fair?
"Is it fair for someone to spend 25 million compared to others spending half a billion, and be able to go out and win races? You can argue there is righteousness in both arguments and I am not taking anything away from the victory, but I do think F1 should be constructors only."
- Stoddart: Toro Rosso win no fluke. - Crash.Net
"Giancarlo [Minardi] was one of the first ones I texted and that was pretty emotional. You know how hard we fought for just points and now with a better budget and a damn good car they can fight for a victory."That is something that dreams are made of. I'm glad I wasn't there as I'd probably have had a heart attack. But it was so good for them. It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people."
- The future of Toro Rosso - F1 Wolf
Did Dietrich Mateschitz ever put Toro Rosso up for sale? Will they be allowed to use customer cars in the future? Are Williams and Force India as jazzed about the win as everyone else? (Of course not.)