Certainly if crowdfunding had existed back then, Stoddart would still be running Minardi
I agree Jeri
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There were a number of Minardi supporters clubs in the UK who would have definitely coughed up the cash. I'd have paid crowdfunding to keep Minardi going too back then.
Can bernie withhold their money because they missed 2 races?
Ecclestone gave them permission to miss two races, so hopefully not, but with him you can never be sure.
The main thing is that we'll at least have 20 cars for the last race. That, in my view, is the bare minimum to have a decent F1 race. By completing the season, and moving up to tenth, they've got a chance of competing as Caterham, or under another name if taken over, in 2015. I hope that they can keep their place on the grid as a result.