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Friesacher debut thwarted?

17 February 2005

F1's newest rookie, Patrick Friesacher, may not face a smooth ride onto the Melbourne grid. The Austrian, Minardi's newly signed driver - it is reported - might not be granted a 'superlicense' by the governing FIA.

Although the 24-year-old's top four finish in the F3000 championship should have led to automatic qualification, team principal Paul Stoddart might have let a deadline for the license application expire.

It means the F1 Commission would have to grant the application by fax -- a voting system questioned for legality by the Australian entrepreneur. "We cannot proceed until we receive Stoddart's clarification," said an FIA spokesman.

The 50-year-old Minardi owner reportedly called the story 'b*llocks.'


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