I am a Ferrari fan through and through. I have been for all my life, and I have no intention of changing anytime soon. But like many fans of Formula 1, I have something of a fascination with the teams at the very back of the grid. The teams that don't have much money or resources but try so hard and try to compete with the corporate giants at the front. The first season I have a clear memory of is the 1996 season, so by that point teams such as Pacific, Simtek and Forti had all just about gone. The main minnow that was around as I was growing up was Minardi. They were nearly everyone's second favourite team. They didn't start out as a minnow in the '80s, but as things became more and more expensive, the little team couldn't r...

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I am a Ferrari fan through and through. I have been for all my life, and I have no intention of changing anytime soon. But like many fans of Formula 1, I have something of a fascination with the teams at the very back of the grid. The teams that don't have much money or resources but try so hard and try to compete with the corporate giants at the front. The first season I have a clear memory of is the 1996 season, so by that point teams such as Pacific, Simtek and Forti had all just about gone. The main minnow that was around as I was growing up was Minardi. They were nearly everyone's second favourite team. They didn't start out as a minnow in the '80s, but as things became more and more expensive, the little team couldn't r...

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