(@ManorF1Team via Twitter)
The Manor Marussia F1 Team who returned to the sport this
season after entering administration towards the end of last season, this led
to the possibility of the team having to close to its doors however Northern
Irish businessman Stephen Fitzpatrick and former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King.
The management structure within the team remains the same
with John Booth as Team Principal and Graeme Lowdon continuing as Sporting
Director. The outfit saw many of their staff leave for other teams over the
winter as the situation at the time was unclear as to whether or not the outfit
would survive.
The team have two new drivers with Britain’s Will Stevens
and Spain’s Roberto Merhi joining the team. The outfit worked against the clock
to get ready for the start of the 2015 season getting everything together in
record time and making it out to the first race in Australia last month. Last
time out at the Bahrain Grand Prix the outfit completed their second full race
distance with both drivers.
This was a fantastic achievement for the outfit who are
currently operating out of their GP2 HQ after the F1 base in Banbury was sold
at auction to the Haas F1 Team who enter the sport next season.
Team Principal John Booth said following the Bahrain Grand
Prix that the outfit can be proud of a ‘smooth weekend’ which he said is
exactly how the team wanted to end the first four fly away Grand Prix of the
season.
Speaking to BBC F1’s Eddie Jordan in Bahrain over the
weekend Graeme Lowdon said that the fans want the Manor Marussia F1 Team on the
grid and that is the main after Formula One Supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Sky
Sports F1 HD commentator Martin Brundle that he doesn’t want the Manor Marussia
F1 Team on the Formula One grid but the support shown for the team would show
otherwise that fans are delighted to see the team back on the grid.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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