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Paul and Gian Carlo Minardi

Gian Carlo Minardi

Many in the grand prix paddock wonder how Paul Stoddart and Gian Carlo Minardi can work together. Stoddart, current owner and Faenza team principal, is now Gian Carlo's boss; an Italian who brought Minardi into F1 in 1985 but had to sell it to save it.

"People probably thought (the relationship) wouldn't last five minutes," Paul - the aviation millionaire - laughed. He told Motorsport News: "We certainly have had our squabbles."

Gian Carlo Minardi's current 'consultancy' role is spotting for driver talent, and seeking-out new sponsorship.

But how can he just sit back and swallow some of Stoddart's more questionable decisions? "It would be unfair to lie and say I'm happy," Minardi, who will travel to Imola for next Sunday's grand prix and new-car debut, admitted, "but the new boss is fully entitled to control everything. If one day I realise I'm no longer useful, I'll immediately retire."

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