Interesting read and wide range of opinions on F1 thus far. http://www.planetf1.com/features/letters/story_19115.shtml
Very interesting take on Stoddard and Minardi. In the late 70s/early 80s a couple of buddies of mine who raced SCCA Super Vee bought a 2 year old Eagle Indy Car, lined up some sponsors, hired a driver (Gary Bettenhausen maybe?) and went CART racing. They had a blast, made a tiny profit and got to be Indycar owners for 3 years.