If Marussia get an exeption to run the 2014 car in the early races, Hass could run them to collect the prize money from last year and then use them as starting point for his own team.
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If Marussia get an exeption to run the 2014 car in the early races, Hass could run them to collect the prize money from last year and then use them as starting point for his own team.
There is always debate about whether the small teams add anything to F1. My point is simple, if the small teams... Caterham, Marussia etc go from the grid, then surely the next two teams up the ladder (Sauber and STR) become the small teams that no one loves, so are they then a waste of time and if they leave, then Toleman and Force India becoem the small teams.... where does it stop?
True Caterham and Marussia have been less than usefull. In Caterham's case no top 10 finishes in 4 years possibly makes them the worst F1 team of all time (even AGS scored a smattering of points), but someone has to finish at the back.
Nope - Andrea Moda.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
11 - Did Not Pre Qualify
3 - Did Not Qualify
2 - Did Not Attend
1 - Excluded
1 - Did Not Finish
Out of 18 attempts, they only got 1 car to any grid where it qualified 26th of 26 and in the race lasted 11 laps.
Perry McCarthy went out at Silverstone in a car with no engine. It was pushed down pit lane where it crossed the timing line and then came to a rest.
Caterham have got cars to the end of Grands Prix. They aren't so terrible.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/01/21/m...vestor-report/
" Noah Joseph
Marussia, it turns out, may not be down for the count just yet. The troubled Formula One team collapsed three races before the end of last season under the weight of its own debt, but now reports are indicating that a new deal is in the works that could bring the team back from the brink.
Although the identity of the secret investor has yet to be disclosed, team principal John Booth told the BBC that the team was "at a fairly advanced stage with a new investor – a credible investor." With the ies still to dot and the tees to cross, the owners of the troubled team have reportedly postponed the second of two auctions to liquidate its assets. Though its base of operations in Banbury, UK, has (along with other assets) reportedly been acquired by the new Haas outfit, the team's cars are said to still be sitting in Abu Dhabi where the final race of the season – in which the team did not compete – was held.
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it looks like Caterham is official gone
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/17...ntial-investor
“Caterham, I don’t think there is much chance of saving them, but Marussia there is a chance. Maybe within 10 days I think we will be able to say whether it is going to happen or not.”
I thought Haas had acquired the Marussia facility in Banbury and much of their equipment has already been auctioned off? It will be interesting to see where they go. They better get shopping and find some premises.
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Originally Posted by Rollo
True Rollo, but Andrea Moda survived for less than a single season as Andrea Moda. In their previous life as Coloni they finished 8th in only their 7th start, and true this was their best finish (there were only 3 others) in four years.
So if you include this as being the same team my point stands up. If you count Andrea Moda as a new and unique entity, it is hard to judge due to the brevity of their stay. But I do accept you point about the dire effort Moda put forward, and going on the numbers, they were quite probably the worst of the worst
They look like they are back .
Justin King , ex-Sainsbury's boss , who happens to have his kid , Jordan , running GP2 this year , is part of a group confirmed to be bringing Manor onto the grid this year .
The old factory premises was sold off , but maybe there is an old grocery store somewhere nearby that they could convert into a home base .
Here's the latest.
You gotta hand it to them for tenacity.
Hope this is true. Even though they never set the grid alight, they are another team and who knows, if they keep Ferrari engines they might even have a change of scraping the odd point scoring race through the season.