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What do we reckon about the Minardi name disappearing and being replaced with Squadra Toro Rosso.

And do we reckon that the Super Aguri Honda team will make it to the grid next year?

I think the Italians are gonna get confuzzed cos now there's torro rosso and, urm, torro rosso...

Ah... but you see there's Toro Rosso Ferrari and Squadra Toro Rosso - see - completely different!!

The Red Bull first team apparent will be know as Red Bull Ferrari (not Red Bull-Ferrari, so Red Bull Ferrari-Ferrari really...I get what I mean anyway).

the word on the sreet is that Mclaren will possibly be running a B team in 2007 as well.

Yeah I heard that - is that still the Dubai lot?

i think so.

i think the main advantage to teams running a b team is that they will be able to double the ammount of teasing they can do. with the new restrictions coming in this season.

sorry

teasing = testing.

They'll probably be able to double the amount of teasing as well I expect...

what like sticking kick me stickers on jean todt's back and letting the air our of frank williams tyres?

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Ah...that famous Ferrari sense of humour!

No longer Squadra Toro Rosso, it's now Scuderia Toro Rosso!!

Still translates as the same thing - Team Red bull.
Apparently Scuderia literally translates as 'stable' and is more common in motor racing (Scuderia Ferrari) whereas Squadra in used in football so they thought it would be more apt.

Also - They're talking about Super Aguri buying the 2002 Arrows Chassis that Stoddart's got - viable?

It's like in France, they use the word for 'stable' (ecrurie? something like that) for F1 team, rather than 'team' which is equipe.