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The Minardi Factory Tour

By Ross Stonefeld, Italy
Atlas F1 Photo Editor



Stored just beyond the entrance is a wind tunnel model of the 1999 M01 Fondmetal Minardi Ford

In this room the chilled carbon sheets are cut and prepared to be fitted to the moldings built later in the factory.

Minardi have three autoclaves to 'cook' the carbon under high heat and pressure. This is the smallest of the three.

Finished pieces.

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Volume 10, Issue 50
December 15th 2004

The Survivors: 20 Years of Minardi

Interview with Gian Carlo Minardi
by Michele Lostia

The Passion of Stoddart
by David Cameron

Making Something out of Nothing
by Craig Scarborough

The Minardi Factory Tour
by Ross Stonefeld

Minardi's Cars Through the Lens
by Keith Sutton

Minardi's Drivers Trading Cards
by Marcel Schot

The Minardi Trivia Quiz
by Marcel Borsboom

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The Weekly Grapevine
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