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Minardi founder elected President of the FIA Single-Seater Commission

Gian Carlo Minardi, founder of the eponymous F1 team that subsequently morphed into Toro Rosso then AlphaTauri, has been elected President of the FIA Single-Seater Commission. Starting out as a competitor in Hill Climb and Rallying in the late 60s, Minardi switched to management by running teams in Formula Italia. He eventually took his successful Formula Two operation into F1 in 1985 where an engine supply partnership with Ferrari followed. The Minardi name featured in Formula 1 until it was acquired by Paul Stoddart in 2001. The team eventually morphed into Toro Rosso and has been known as Alpha Tauri since 2020. It still operates from the original Minardi team base in Faenza. At the...
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