Katherine Legge to test a Minardi F1 car in November

Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:22 pm

The Minardi team announced today that Katherine Legge will test a Minardi Cosworth at Vallelunga during the 4th week of November.

Katherine Legge said:

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to drive the Minardi. It has been a dream and an ambition of mine to drive a Formula One car since I was a little girl.
I am extremely grateful to Paul Stoddart and Kevin Kalkhoven for giving me this opportunity, and I am now focused on trying to impress and do a professional job in the test.

Paul Stoddart said:

We have been watching Katherine?s progress for some while now, and with her outstanding performances in the Toyota Atlantic Championship this season, we felt she was clearly deserving of a chance to experience a Formula One car.
We have always said that if a sufficiently talented woman racing driver arrived on the scene, who appeared capable of handling the performance of an F1 car, we would have no hesitation in giving her an opportunity to show what she could do. I believe Katherine has done more than enough to warrant that chance.

Given that Minardi will change ownership on the 1st of November, it is beleived this test has the approval of the new owners Red Bull

Full Minardi Statement

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:45 pm

Ed wrote: Given that Minardi will change ownership on the 1st of November, it is beleived this test has the approval of the new owners Red Bull

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yeah....i was gettin a bit confused with all this minardi talk....until you said that.....

I think it will be good for F1, get it some GOOD publicity for a change......

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:57 pm

Well done Legge!!

I'll bet she'll do well and maybe gets a test role with them next year!!

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:03 am

Legge is realistic about her chances of a career in Formula 1 but hopes to do a good job in her test with Minardi that she gets considered. Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live she also indicated that she is testing Champ Cars in November.

Legge said:

I am also testing for Champ Cars in November and my realistic goal is to drive in their series. But if I can do a good job in F1 who knows what may be round the corner.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:34 am

According to speedtv.com, Legge's scheduled for a Champ Car test a couple of days before her F1 test; she'll get to test one of PKV Racing's Ford.-Cos./Lola's a few days prior to her F1 test.

Here is the link in question...
www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/20251/

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:37 am

JayVee wrote: Well done Legge!!

I'll bet she'll do well and maybe gets a test role with them next year!!

I dont think she would accept the relative obscurity of test driving.

This young woman is a racer, as well as a fine driver.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:15 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:
JayVee wrote: Well done Legge!!

I'll bet she'll do well and maybe gets a test role with them next year!!
I dont think she would accept the relative obscurity of test driving. This young woman is a racer, as well as a fine driver.

Yes Julian, a test role would only be for 1 year to get used to the car and the tracks. A number of drivers have taken that path in the past including World Champions

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:32 pm

And a hell of a lot more have faded into obscurity

This woman is a racer. Racers race.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:34 pm

JayVee wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:
JayVee wrote: Well done Legge!!

I'll bet she'll do well and maybe gets a test role with them next year!!
I dont think she would accept the relative obscurity of test driving. This young woman is a racer, as well as a fine driver.
Yes Julian, a test role would only be for 1 year to get used to the car and the tracks. A number of drivers have taken that path in the past including World Champions

And she never drove these tracks as a British woman in FF , where she went quite well:shock:

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:21 am

According to grandprix.com, current Atlantic Championship racer Katherine Legge will be joined by four other drivers at Minardi/Toro Rosso's test session at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy in mid-to-late Nov. The other four are:Chanoch Nissany, Juan Caceres, Luca Filippi and Davide Rigon. Here is the link to the article if anyone's interested...

www.grandprix.com/ns/ns15854.html

Ed · Post by Ed » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:38 pm

Thanks mlittle,

I would like to add that Juan Caceres is from Uruguay and has won the Portuguese Formula BMW title in 2003, moved to the Spanish F3 Championship in 2004, and then to the Italian F3000 Championship, with GP Racing, in 2005.

The 2 Italian drivers Luca Filippi and Davide Rigon were selected in a joint ACI/CSAI ?driver-search? programme to be given their first taste of Formula One performance.

Chanoch Nissany is a Minardi test driver.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:04 am

go girl, stick it to JB

adz_619 · Post by **adz_619** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:01 pm

Julian Mayo wrote: This woman is a racer. :

I would be surprised if she did a better job at minardi that albers and doornbon ,,, huh.... what a heap of rubbish they where.

Good luck legge, prove yourself

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:48 am

adz_619 wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote: This woman is a racer. :

I would be surprised if she did a better job at minardi that albers and doornbon ,,, huh.... what a heap of rubbish they where.

yeah, probably only in the top 200 drivers in the world.

adz_619 · Post by **adz_619** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:47 am

Imagine legge challenging the front runners of f1, well that is if she does get there 1st.

Is she the 1st lady to drive an formula one car???

i wonder............................

plz plz plz, surprise me legge

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