FRENCH F4 – GRIT AND DETERMINATION FOR VALENTINO MINI AT MAGNY-COURS

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After Nogato and Pau Ville this weekend Valentino Mini got to know the demanding Magny-Cours track, the third of seven rounds scheduled for the French Formula 4 Championship.

For the Italo-Panamanian driver it was not an easy weekend as he was immersed in the indifference of the other drivers, dictated by the lack of experience in this championship and with the track since this is his debut season. Despite the difficulties encountered, especially in the first sessions, Valentino took to the track with grit and determination managing to put together of good comeback in race-2, finishing in 13° place after the retirement due to a collision in the final stages of the first race. In race-3 he again placed in the top-15, putting together more kilometres and experience that will be useful for him in the next trip, to Spa-Francorchamps scheduled for July 28-30.

Giovanni Minardi “We knew that the weekend would not be easy for Valentino. Magny-Cours is a track with some complex points and the lack of experience with the track and the car made the difference in the result. Once again he managed to race for many kilometers, putting together a positive comeback in race-2 that in part cancelled the results in qualifying and race-1. Now we will focus on Spa-Francorchamps by programming some days of tests.”

Valentino Mini “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy but I am pretty happy because I have finished eight races in nine and stayed in the top-15. Too bad for the having reached the points zone again. Now I will begin working on the next appointment to improve my performance.”

F4 FRANCE – VALENTINO MINI IN THE POINTS IN PAU VILLE. NEXT ROUND: MAGNY-COURS

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From Nogaro last weekend the French Formula 4 Championship moved to the demanding Pau Ville street circuit for the season’s second round. In its long history the historic track has welcomed champions of the calibre of Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari, Jim Clark, René Arnoux and Juan Pablo Montoya up to the seven times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton.

At the wheel of the Mygale #77, Valentino Mini took advantage of the experienced gained in the inaugural weekend by taking his first points in race-2 thanks to the seventh place of the 24 entrants. Starting from fifteenth place the promising young driver of Panamanian Motorsport climbed up the positions reaching the top ten and finishing in seventh place that earned him the first points in the championship without making any mistakes. In race-1 he had already made himself the protagonist of a positive comeback crossing the finish line in twelfth place. As had already happened in Nogaro “Vale” finished the three races accumulating experience and kilometers that will surely be useful for him to continue his growth in view of the next rounds.

Giovanni Minardi “I’m very satisfied of the work carried out so far by Valentino. Since the Nogara weekend he has grown a lot in both terms of qualifying and in the race with seventh place. The championship is very selective with a high level of drivers, many of whom are in their second season. On the other hand, everything is new for him, from the car to the staff of the circuits. For this very reason I am doubly satisfied of the result achieved”

Valentino Mini “It was a positive weekend in many ways, both for the first points in the championship and for having finished all three races. Compared to the debut race I felt at ease with the car and this helped a lot. Unfortunately a collision in race-3 made me lose a number of positions but I took the car to the chequered flag in any case ”

Now Valentino Mini will go to the Magny-Cours circuit for the third round of the championship scheduled for May 13 to 15 that will also see many times world champion Valentino Rossi at the wheel of the Audi R8 in the GT World Challenge on the track.

VALENTINO MINI TO DEBUT IN THE FRENCH FORMULA 4

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Valentino Mini will be the protagonist of the French Formula 4 Championship at the wheel of the Mygale. Today the championship can already count on an entry list made up of twenty two drivers from ten different countries. The promising young driver of Panamanian Motorsport born in 2006 in Caracas will take part in the seven appointments of the French F4 Championship scheduled from next April 16 until October 14 with every weekend composed of three races for a total of 21 rounds. At stake is also access to the Renault Sport Academy.

Valentino Mini’s pathway therefore continues in the French championship with the ambitious objective of bringing the country of Panama to the peak of Motorsport. There are two appointments scheduled for outside France’s borders. The Nogaro track will open the 2022 season scheduled from April 16 – 18 followed by Pau Ville (6-8 May) and Magny Cours (13-15 May). June 28 to 30 the championship will move to Belgium for the first “away” trip to the fascinating historic Spa-Francorchamps track on the occasion of the 14th Grand Prix of the Formula 1 World Championship. From September 9 to 11 after the summer break the Lédenon track will host the fifth round and the following week will be the turn of the Spanish leg in Valencia (16-18 September) in preparation for the final appointment at Paul Ricard (October 14-16).

In preparation for the debut in the championship Valentino participated in two week of intense training on the Le Mans track organized by the French Federation.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am very happy to have been able to bring Valentino into Europe by entering him in the French championship, one of the most important in the world of Formula 4 that in recent years has launched many young talents that have put themselves on show in all the superior categories. I am convinced that Valentino too will be able to immediately show his worth by following in the footsteps of champions who reached Formula 1 in which I had the pleasure and honour of working closely in the Minardi F1 Team. “

Valentino Mini: “On the incredible Le Mans track close to the FFSA Academy I spent days of incredible physical and mental training, in addition to having the opportunity to drive. I will treasure this experience in the opening round of the championship at Nogaro which will open my first season in F4. I am very happy to be able to meet and work with people who have great experience in Motorsport, including engineers, mechanics, athletics trainers and drivers”

MATTIA BUCCI MAKES HIS DEBUT IN FORMULA 4

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Mattia Bucci started the engines by signing his absolute debut at the wheel of Formula 4, in preparation for the 2022 season, accompanied by Vito Postiglione.

Along the 1577 meters of the Autodromo del Levante located in Binetto, he traveled the first kilometers at the wheel of the single-seater of Sandro Giuliani’s SG Motors team from Marche, scoring already interesting chronometric results.

BEGINS A NEW ERA

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Today is the start of a new era for Minardi Management

The birth of the new dynamic and modern Minardi Management logo, accompanied by the renewal of the portal represent a new beginning, also beside the new faces who have joined us in recent months. The DNA is always the same, with more than 30 years of Motorsport activity working alongside young talented drivers to take them to professionalism.

Giovanni Minardi

 

The yellow lion of Faenza on a blue background is accompanied by the caption Minardi Management placed on the right with the tricolour placed in the midpoint. On the other hand, the trapezium has disappeared.

WELCOME JAMES EGOZI

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Giovanni Minardi is pleased to welcome James Egozi. The young promise of American Motorsport, born in 2007 in Miami, starting from this season will be followed by the Faenza Manager who will make available his experience accumulated in over 30 years of career, which began in 1996 in the ranks of the Minardi F1 Team.
Archived a 2021 in continuous and constant growth that ended with the conquest of the WSK Open Cup Title in OKJ, for James a new international karting season opens in the selective OK category at the wheel of the new Tony Kart Racer 401 RR powered by Vortex, engine division of the OTK Kart Group. Parallel to the karting activity, James will begin to look at the world of formulas, with a few days of testing at the wheel of Formula 4.

Giovanni Minardi “I am very happy to start working closely with James as I consider him one of the best talents in karting. It has been a long job, but I am proud to have reached this agreement and to be able to start this collaboration. He lacks nothing to emerge. He has the speed, human skills and the determination to achieve important results in the international motorsport scene. This year, in addition to the karting program, we will also start working on the single-seater front with several days on the track at the wheel of Formula 4 accompanied by simulator sessions.

James Egozi “I am thrilled to be working alongside a world-renowned name like Minardi. In the short time we spent together, we built a great relationship. This year I will continue to drive for the Tony Kart Racing Team with a complete program that includes the WSK, RGMMC and FIA events in the OK category. I will also start preparing for the F4 tests with day sessions at the Wave Italy Simulator Training Center. After winning the title of the WSK Open Cup 2021 and a great experience in the FIA World Championship in OKJ, this year’s goal is to continue to improve my palmares with an eye to the future, aimed at the world of single-seaters. With the help and support of Giovanni Minardi I will be able to build the foundations to achieve all of my goals.”

WELCOME TO VALENTINO MINI

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Giovanni Minardi is happy to welcome Valentino Mini. The promising young driver of Panama’s Motorsport. Starting this year, the promising young driver born in Caracas in 2006, the son of an Italian father and Argentine mother, will be followed by the manager from Faenza who will make available his experience accumulated in more than 30 years of career that began in 1996 in the ranks of the Minardi F1 Team founded by his father Gian Carlo Minardi, in the role of Manager of Logistics for tests of the team from Faenza reaching the position of Team Manager.

With 340 Formula 1 grands prix to its credit the Minardi F1 Team worked constantly alongside young champions taking to their debuts, amongst others, the 2005 and 2005 World Champion Fernando Alonso, the Italians Pierluigi Martini, Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli. Alessandro Nannini, the Argentine Esteban Tuero, the Australian Mark Webber, as well as many engineers. Working with young drivers has always been part of the Minardi family’s DNA and with Valentino Mini Giovanni continues this important tradition by giving the start to an ambitious path that has as its objective reaching Formula 1. Lavorare coi giovani ha sempre fatto parte del DNA della famiglia Minardi e, con Valentino Mini, Giovanni prosegue questa importante tradizione dando inizio ad un ambizioso percorso che ha come obiettivo l’arrivo in Formula 1.

After several seasons in the world of karting with more than 120 trophies under his belt, including the titles of the Pan-American and National Champions, in 2020 Valentino took his first steps in Formula 4 and in 2021 he took an important third place on Mexico City’s “Hermanos Rodríguez” circuit on the occasion of the F1 weekend, at the invitation of FIA’s President in Panama, as well as taking pole position and setting a new record on the Cordoba track and second place in the final of the Formula 4 FIA Argentina last December.

Giovanni Minardi “I am very pleased to be able to start this collaboration with Valentino who has already shown his qualities at speed in both karting and his first races in single seater racing cars. We are working hard on the 2022 programme which has as its objective full time employment in Formula 4. We are looking at the championships both in Europe, including Spain and France, and overseas, and also to organize some test days in Italy to make contact with the main tracks”

Valentino Mini “I am very excited to be able to count on the support and backing of Giovanni and Minardi Management knowing that they represent a Team and a brand with an important past in F1. Until now I was alone with my dad. Now I see my childhood dream of Formula 1 coming closer”

Valentino Mini joins Karol Basz, the reigning World Lamborghini Super Trofeo Champion, Giacomo Pedrini, Mattia Bucci, Nicholas Pajutti and Thomas Baldassari trying to follow in the steps of fifteen year old Kimi Antonelli who is already in the orbit of Mercedes AMG thanks to the work carried out with Giovanni Minardi in order to bring the nation of Panama to the peak of Motorsport.del Motorsport.

NICHOLAS PUJATTI HAS BECOME PART OF THE MINARDI MANAGEMENT FAMILY

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Giovanni Minardi and Alberto Tonti are happy to announce that Nicholas Pujatti, has become part of the Minardi Management family together with kart drivers Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Thomas Baldassari, as well as drivers Karol Basz and Antonio D’Amico. The agreement was reached with the driver of the Gatto family’s satellite team, CRG Gamoto, at the Sarno track during the recovery of the round of the WSK Super Master Series (which had been cancelled due to snow). He was the author of an important recovery in the Final when he managed to climb up ten positions in just eight laps, finishing the weekend with twelfth position in 60 Mini.

“We are very happy to gather Nicholas into the ranks of Minardi Management which could watch him up close from the beginning of the season. With today’s result he confirmed for us his value technically and we are anxious to begin working together full time during the next round to be held here at Sarno once more,” ” commented Giovanni Minardi and Alberto Tonti. “

“It was a positive weekend in which I enjoyed myself a lot by overtaking a few others. It was a good way to begin working together with Giovanni Minardi and Alberto Tonti. I am sure that together with them I will be able learn a lot and am eager to race once again here at Sarno next week before the beginning of the Italian Championship,” ” was the comment of Nicholas Pujatti. Next week Naples’ International Circuit will host the fourth and final appointment of the WSK Super Master Series.

MINARDI MANAGEMENT WELCOMES ANTONIO D’AMICO

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Minardi Management is happy to welcome 24 year old Antonio D’Amico into the Minardi family.
The driver from Fiano Romano began his sporting activities in 1998 when he debuted in the ACI CSAI kart championships and moved on to the covered wheels in 2014 at the wheel of Seat Ibiza winning the Mugello 4 hour event and coming in second place in the Junior category Championship. The following year he made his international debut in the TCR International series race at Monza, as well as his commitments in the Seat Leon Cup.

In 2016 he was one of the major protagonists of the Italian Super GT Championship at the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo of the Raton Racing Team, finishing the year in third place overall.

“I can only be happy to become part of the Minardi Management family and together I will be able to continue growing as a driver and as a person. In the next few days we will announce the new sporting programme and I am eager to get back to racing once more to achieve new objectives,” commented Antonio

“I am very pleased to welcome Antonio into the Minardi Management family, in these years he has shown his true worth with victories and important placings. Last year he was regularly amongst the protagonists of the Italian GT Championship and closed the season in third spot. Over the next few days the new sporting calendar will be released and I am sure that we will be able to achieve important results together,” said manager Giovanni Minardi

MINARDI MANAGEMENT | WELCOME ANDREA KIMI ANTONELLI

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The Minardi Management is pleased to welcome the young driver from Bologna, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, born in 2006, that officially becomes part of the great Minardi family. In spite of his young age, Andrea Kimi can rely on a considerable kart experience and a remarkable prize list enhanced this year’s with the Lonato podium in the 45th edition of the Factory Trophy, one of the most important international events where he has also been one of the best among the Italian drivers at the starting. From this season, Andrea Kimi Antonelli will wear the official colors of the Tony Kart and will engage in the WSK 60 Mini categories of the Italian ACI Championship, and in the most significant international trophies with the brand new Neos chassis, flagship of the Tony Kart in the category. Along with the many-times-awarded Factory that has been able to launch names the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Jan Magnussen, Lucas Di Grassi, Fabrizio Giovanardi and Jarno Trulli, Kimi Andrea Antonelli is ready to climb one by one all the steps of the international motorsport pyramid.

“In 2014, I saw Andrea Antonelli Kim in action for the first time during the Federal courses and I became enthusiastic. The results of these two years are the proof of the technical merit of this 10 year old boy, and as Minardi Management we are proud to cooperate with him “ explain Giovanni Minardi, founder of the management company based in Faenza and his associate Alberto Tonti.

“It is an honor to race with the color of the Tony Kart and under the supervision of the Minardi Management. This is an opportunity that comes only once in life, and I will do my best thanks to the experience acquired last season. Today (Wednesday) and Thursday, I will use the Neos chassis again on the Lonato track for the first event of the season in Adria on January 29 that is valid for the WSK Champions Cup ” an enthusiastic Andrea Kimi Antonelli says. “

It starts a partnership with a family that I respect very much. This year Andrea Kimi will experience a demanding season. He will live the first chapter of it at the end of the month, at the circuit of Andria, after Lonato’s tests. Knowing the environment of motor sports well, I will try to not commit the same mistakes made by many parents, leaving Andrea free to walk with his legs without being present in too many races ” says Marco Antonelli, founder of the Antonelli MotorSport.