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Originally Posted by alfasud
Don't worry I don't hold them on such high pedistals.... but you didn't answer they question... if Paul Stoddart was so business savy, why doesn't he apply that to making the car perform better on the track where it counts?
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Because he is also politically savy. He knows that minardi not being out on track yesterday provided massive amount of publicity for his sponsors than if they were tooling around the back. He knows that by getting it into court and trying to get the injunction he drew the attention of the public to the plight and drummed up some support. He knows that by doing this he annoys (harder words would be censored) the establishment and it showed unity amongst most of the "team of 9" against ferarri.
He also knew that one day without track time wouldn't affect an untested 2005-spec minardi's chance, and sponsors would get more out of it.
Winning the political game of F1 does not require a fast car. Fast, clever, and perhaps devious mind however is manditory...