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Exclusive: The days rookie Alonso became destined for greatness

Interview To news overview If you were a Formula 1 fan in the late 1980s to early 2000s, chances are you had a soft spot for the Minardi team. The small Italian squad which today calls itself AlphaTauri after the 2005 buyout from Red Bull never had a great deal of success, only scoring the odd point - 21 in the entire 1990s - but they endeared themselves for the underdog spirit which was starting to seep out of Grand Prix racing as the new millennium approached. After the turn of the century, owner Giancarlo Minardi realised he could no longer run the team, and looked to sell. Just weeks before the 2001 season began, an Australian businessman by the name of Paul Stoddart stepped in and...
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