Minardi PS04B

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Minardi PS04B
Minardi usgp 2004.jpg
Bas Leinders driving the Minardi PS04B during free practice for the 2004 United States Grand Prix.
Category Formula One
Constructor Minardi
Designer(s) Gabriele Tredozi (Technical Director)
Sandro Parini (Chief Designer)
Loïc Bigois (Chief Aerodynamicist)
Predecessor PS03
Successor PS05
Technical specifications [1] [2]
Chassis Carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front)Upper/lower carbon-wrapped steel wishbones, pushrod-activated torsion springs/rockers front/rear, mechanical anti-roll bars + Sachs dampers (to Minardi specification)
Suspension (rear)As front
Length4,548 mm (179 in)
Width1,800 mm (71 in)
Height950 mm (37 in)
Axle track Front: 1,480  mm (58  in)
Rear: 1,410  mm (56  in)
Wheelbase 3,097  mm (122  in)
Engine Cosworth CR-3L (updated 2002 specifications) 2,998 cc (183 cu in) 72° V10 naturally-aspirated rear mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted, steel crankshafts, aluminum engine block and heads and aluminum alloy pistons
Transmission Minardi 6-speed + 1 reverse longitudinally-mounted semi-automatic gearbox with titanium casing, hydraulic activation (Magneti Marelli ECU, Minardi software) with Minardi hydraulic/programmable differential units
Power800 hp @ 18,000 rpm [3]
Weight600 kg (1,323 lb) including driver and camera
Fuel Elf
Lubricants Elf/CPC
Tyres Bridgestone Potenza 4-line grooved dry slicks, treaded intermediate and full-wets
O.Z. Racing forged magnesium (13.0  in × 12.0 in (330  mm × 305 mm) on front and 13.0  in × 13.7 in (330  mm × 348 mm) on rear)
Competition history
Notable entrants Wilux Minardi Cosworth
Minardi Cosworth
Notable drivers20. Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
20. Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Friesacher
21. Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Baumgartner
21. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christijan Albers
Debut 2004 Australian Grand Prix
RacesWins Poles F/Laps
21000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Minardi PS04B was a Formula One race car used by Minardi Cosworth in the 2004 Formula One season and the first 3 rounds of the 2005 Formula One season.

Contents

Background

In 2003 all of the Arrows A23 chassis and the full Arrows Grand Prix International intellectual property rights were bought by Minardi. The Arrows A23 was renamed the Minardi PS04 [4] and in back-to-back tests it was found superior to the Minardi's PS03. Minardi however decided that they could not run a "pure-Arrows" and hence used the Arrows intellectual property, which included the new designs for a proposed Arrows A24 [5] and the best elements from the PS03 and the Arrows A23/PS04 to develop the Minardi PS04B for the 2004 season. [6] [7]

Period reports even hinted that the PS04B was possibly based more closely on the Arrows A23 than Minardi might have been prepared to publicly admit. [5] [8]

Racing history

The PS04B was driven by rookie Gianmaria Bruni, and Zsolt Baumgartner who had moved from Jordan. The team managed to earn their first point in two years, after Baumgartner finished 8th at the United States Grand Prix.

For 2005, Minardi used a PS04B chassis for the first three races of the season before they made a new PS05 chassis due to assembly problems. The engine name changed from CR-3L to CK2004, but it was basically the same engine.

Sponsorship and livery

The team's black and white livery saw the addition of Superfund's deep green to the engine covers.

During the British Grand Prix, the team ran with no sponsors, replacing them with the words "John Boy" in honor to Sporting Director John Walton, who died from a heart attack.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearEntrantEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516171819PointsWCC
2004 Minardi Cosworth Cosworth V10 B AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA 110th
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni NC1417RetRetRet14RetRet18161714RetRetRet1617
Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Baumgartner Ret16Ret15Ret915108RetRet1615Ret1516Ret16
2005 Minardi F1 Team Cosworth V10 B AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN 7*10th
Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Friesacher 17Ret12
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christijan Albers Ret1313

* All points scored with the PS05.

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References

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