Editing Minardi (section)

==Red Bull purchase==
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In 2005, Paul Stoddart stated that he would sell Minardi if he could find the right buyer. Stoddart claimed that he had 41 approaches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4210108.stm |title=Irvine in talks over Minardi sale |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2 September 2005 |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref> His criterion for a sale was the ability of a buyer to move the team forward and leave the team based in [[Faenza]]. The drinks manufacturer [[Red Bull GmbH]], which already owned another Formula One team, [[Red Bull Racing]], decided to set up a second team to promote drivers who had risen through its young driver programme, [[Red Bull Driver Search]] by integrating all Minardi F1 Academy members and resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2005/0910/196215-redbull/|title=Red Bull to buy Minardi|date=10 September 2005|publisher=RTE|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref>

Ending several weeks of speculation on 10 September 2005 Red Bull announced it would take control of Minardi in November and run it as their "rookie team" from 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4227936.stm |title=Red Bull swoop for Minardi deal |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=10 September 2005 |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>

Minardi fans worldwide immediately started an online petition<ref>[http://www.forzaminardi.com/2005.php ForzaMinardi.com 2005] Forza Minardi; Retrieved 28 May 2015</ref> to save the Minardi team name and the team's 20-year heritage in F1 after the news broke. The petition was not successful and the team was renamed [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] for the 2006 season. The greatly increased funding from Red Bull, including the use of the Red Bull chassis, customer [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] engines and [[Red Bull Technology]] transmissions, gradually led to improved results, culminating in Toro Rosso's only pole position and win by [[Sebastian Vettel]] at the [[2008 Italian Grand Prix]]. The team was further renamed [[Scuderia AlphaTauri]] in 2020 to promote the clothing brand of Red Bull. The team won as AlphaTauri at Monza in [[2020 Italian Grand Prix|2020]], with [[Pierre Gasly]]. The team was further renamed again as [[RB Formula One Team|Visa Cash App RB]] in 2024.