Minardi to have full slate of drivers by Houston test

Paul Stoddart says he hopes the Minardi Champ Car team will have settled on their full slate of 2007 drivers in time for the Houston test in less than 3 weeks. Speaking after this week's Sebring test, Stoddart hinted they are ready to gear up quickly.

“Despite the day’s early rain, the team completed another useful day of testing, with Nelson proving particularly impressive in the wet conditions," said Paul Stoddart. “It is clear that time is going to be required to sort out some of the teething problems with the car, but having only one chassis available to us has meant some of the testing we would have liked to carry out here at Sebring was not possible. Despite that, the team has done a great job collecting some very useful data. Combined with the arrival of the second chassis, this should allow us to make further progress at the Houston test where, it is to be hoped, the full Minardi Team USA will be in attendance."