[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] 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.

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

At the 2005 Australian Grand Prix, the team celebrated 10 years of Melbourne holding a race at Albert Park; the logo was presented on the engine cover.