October was a horror month for the F1 backmarker Marussia. The first, tragic blow came in the shadow of the Suzuka typhoon, when the promising talent Jules Bianchi skidded into ...
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Force India avoids joining backmarkers on US bench – report
Force India has avoided becoming the next formula one team to drop out of this weekend’s US grand prix. Now in administration, backmarkers Caterham and Marussia will miss not only ...
Read More »Ericsson in talks with three teams about 2015 – manager
Marcus Ericsson’s manager says he is in talks with three alternative teams after Caterham ran off track. With the Leafield based team in administration and set to miss the forthcoming ...
Read More »Alonso future unclear amid Audi, Lotus rumours
A major sponsor of the Lotus team has stirred up the already confusing speculation about Fernando Alonso’s next move. Most insiders believe the Spaniard and Ferrari have already dissolved their ...
Read More »F1 set for three-car teams as more risk collapse
F1 risks sliding into crisis and having to reinvent its very DNA as struggling backmarker teams begin to succumb to collapse. HRT folded in 2012, and now F1’s two other ...
Read More »Marussia to join Caterham in administration – report
Marussia looks set to join Caterham in entering administration, the Daily Mail reports on Sunday. After Bernie Ecclestone said he will allow the struggling backmarkers to sit out the next ...
Read More »Kolles admits Caterham may miss Austin deadline
The clock is ticking down to struggling F1 backmarker Caterham’s apparent collapse. With the Saturday freight deadline for sending cars and equipment to Austin now just hours away, staff remain ...
Read More »Ecclestone denies F1 heading to Madrid
Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports he is in advanced talks to bring formula one to the streets of Madrid. Spain’s El Confidencial claimed this week the F1 supremo is ...
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