{"id":11050,"date":"2025-09-17T11:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondmetal.com\/auto-f1\/minardi-m-198\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:20:33","slug":"minardi-m-198","status":"publish","type":"auto-f1","link":"https:\/\/fondmetal.com\/en\/auto-f1\/minardi-m-198\/","title":{"rendered":"Minardi M 198"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Fondmetal, under the leadership of Gabriele Rumi, also plays a key role in the M198: the model is built and developed under the brand name <span class=\"s1\"><b>Fondmetal Minardi Team<\/b><\/span>, which provides not only funding and management infrastructure but also technical support\u2014particularly in aerodynamics (thanks to the expertise of the Casumaro wind tunnel) and in the design of construction details that make the car more refined than the previous model.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The engine is the <span class=\"s1\"><b>Ford Zetec-R V10<\/b><\/span> , a naturally aspirated 3.0-liter engine with a rated power output of approximately 710 cavalli at ~15,000 rpm, mated to a six-speed Minardi semi-automatic sequential transmission; the wheels are mounted on rims compatible with <span class=\"s1\"><b>Bridgestone<\/b><\/span>tires; the suspension features a double-wishbone layout with pushrods and coaxial springs\/shocks, with torsion bars at both the front and rear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">From an aerodynamic standpoint, the <strong>M198<\/strong> features a carbon-fiber monocoque body with a honeycomb sandwich structure, hollowed-out side skirts to reduce drag, streamlined engine air intakes and airboxes, and updated aerodynamic components (flow deflectors, and refined front and rear wing profiles), all of which have been refined through testing and simulations conducted in part at the Fondmetal technical center, with the goal of maximizing downforce without sacrificing too much straight-line speed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-11050","auto-f1","type-auto-f1","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minardi M 198 - Fondmetal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fondmetal.com\/en\/auto-f1\/minardi-m-198\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minardi M 198\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fondmetal, under the leadership of Gabriele Rumi, also plays a key role in the M198: the model is built and developed under the brand name Fondmetal Minardi Team, which provides not only funding and management infrastructure but also technical support\u2014particularly in aerodynamics (thanks to the expertise of the Casumaro wind tunnel) and in the design [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fondmetal.com\/en\/auto-f1\/minardi-m-198\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fondmetal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fondmetal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/auto-f1\\\/minardi-m-198\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/auto-f1\\\/minardi-m-198\\\/\",\"name\":\"Minardi M 198 - Fondmetal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-17T09:20:33+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/auto-f1\\\/minardi-m-198\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/auto-f1\\\/minardi-m-198\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/auto-f1\\\/minardi-m-198\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Minardi M 198\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fondmetal.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fondmetal S.p.A.\",\"description\":\"Cerchi in lega Fondmetal. 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