Giovanni Minardi and Minardi Management are pleased to welcome Achille Rea, a young karting promise from Frosinone – class of 2013.

At six years old, in the 2019/20 season, he starts racing in the Entry Level category, winning the Lazio Regional Championship on debut, becoming the youngest ever winner. Having obtained the National licence, at the age of eight, he starts racing in the Italian Championship – Mini Gr3 category – as well as some WSK events.

Starting from this season Achille will be followed in his growth path by Giovanni Minardi, who will see him as a protagonist in the WSK circuit, where this weekend he will be involved in Cremona in the 2nd round of the WSK Open Series with CRG – U10 material, in the Italian ACI Championship and IAME X30 Mini.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am very happy to start working with Achille, I have been following him for months and I have been very impressed by the ease he possesses in learning the things he is told, he is very fast and has great potential. I am sure that with him we will have fun and achieve a lot of satisfaction.”

Achille Rea: “I am happy and proud to have joined Minardi Management and I hope to deserve this opportunity and with the help of Giovanni Minardi crown my dream: one day racing in the Formula 1 World Championship.”

Thanks to the close collaboration between Giovanni Minardi and Dr. Riccardo Ceccarelli, Minardi Management drivers have the great opportunity to train and prepare for races supported by the Formula Medicine team, a leading center in training methodologies, thanks to the results of innovative research directly contact with Formula 1 drivers for thirty years now.
Throughout the season the runners will be followed in both individual and group training. The first internship is scheduled from 28 February to 2 March and will involve Manuel Quondamcarlo (born in 2007), Mattia Bucci (born in 2007), Giacomo Pedrini (born in 2008) and Thomas Baldassarri (born in 2008).

Riccardo Ceccarelli – CEO Formula Medicine “If today Formula Medicine is a consolidated worldwide reality in the field of driver training, it is also thanks to the experience acquired during the eight years of collaboration – starting from 1993 – with the Minardi F1 Team where I had possibility of carrying out numerous studies and research on which Formula Medici still bases the preparation of all young talents. In those years I met Giovanni and his father, appreciating not only professional but also human qualities. Today having the possibility of strengthening this relationship through the collaboration with Minardi Management, aimed at the growth of its young talents, represents for me the same honor that had distinguished my years in F1”

Giovanni Minardi – Chief Executive Officer of Minardi Management «I am very happy to re-establish a collaboration with Riccardo and his structure which today is a leader in the sector of physical and mental preparation for pilots. I’m sure this will be an added value for all my drivers and it will certainly pay off.»

For the second consecutive year James Egozi will wear the colors of the Tony Kart Racing Team in “OK” and on the most prestigious competition fields of the international karting panorama.

After the past season as a rookie, the young promise of American Motorsport, born in Miami in 2007, has the opportunity to put the important know-how acquired to good use, taking part in the FIA ​​European and World championship, the RGMCC championship and WSK Promotion for a total of twenty-six appointments.

Giovanni Minardi: “I am very happy that James has the opportunity to continue the collaboration with such an important group as OTK. After the season spent as a rookie, he will continue his growth path by putting the important work started last year to good use, with the aim of improving his results. Once again the program is top notch.

James Egozi: “I am proud of the confirmation received from the OTK group as official driver of the Tony Kart Racing Team 2023. Also this year I will have the opportunity to race in the WSK and FIA championships. Last year was an apprenticeship season where I learned a lot. Together with the team we have high expectations”

The “Piero Taruffi” circuit in Vallelunga hosted Mattia Bucci in his latest test program scheduled for the 2022 sports season, with an eye to the future as regards the work to be done during the new year.

Mattia’s inexperience was an important factor during the two days of testing: for Mattia it was his first time on an international track. The difficulties encountered were useful in the growth path of the standard bearer, eager more than ever to get back on track after the winter break.

Mattia was assisted by AS Motorsport, a team that took part in the Italian Formula 4 Championship racing right in the racetrack located in Lazio.

Mattia Bucci: “I’m very happy with the work done on the track. In these two days in Vallelunga we learned about this new very important track, especially from a championship point of view. We covered a lot of kilometres, which add to my wealth of experience. Due to some technical problems we weren’t able to show our full potential, but I’m sure that, by continuing to work in this way, we will be able to bring home good results. I thank all my family, Giovanni Minardi and all Minardi Management, AS Motorsport and Andrej Slak, my sponsors and partners for the continuous support-shown-and-for-all-the-work-they-do.”

Giovanni Minardi: “There were some adaptation difficulties during these two days of testing, partly due to some changes in Mattia’s riding position and partly because, probably, there wasn’t the necessary adaptation to go out super satisfied with these tests. We found some things we need to work on and this is important given the lack of experience Mattia has with the new Tatuus. These tests have shown us more precisely the particularities to improve: we would all have been happy if the chronometer had set a faster time, but they are called ‘tests’ precisely because we have to try and see where we have to work. Now we are waiting to know our chances for 2023, so as to be able to create the best prerequisite for working at our best: now we are going on vacation and next year we will start again meaner than before.”