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F1 field shrinks to 18 as Marussia, Caterham fail to make US

Hey All,

Uh No - the finishing order is already determined. I said a few weeks ago "the fix was in" when Rosberg had his "steering wheel not a problem that became a problem". I didn't buy it then and I don't buy it now - way way tooooo convenient. Just my opinion. But no no partial refund - sorry.

-Ed-
 
Not unexpected.
Marussia have been on the edge for some months and Caterham are dead and gone.
Refund?
Not going to happen as it is not the fault of the event promoters.
That aside, nobody really notices these cars unless they are being lapped or when they crash.
Speaking of crashing and Marussia, telemetry readings show the unfortunate Jules Bianchi suffered a 92G impact at Suzuka!
Sadly for him and his family he won't recover from that one, ever.

Marussia and Caterham are perfect examples of how not to go Motor Racing, one funded by a member of the Russian Mafia and the other by a very dubious 'Asian' character.
One small point that I find interesting to say the least, Caterham have be stumbling around the MotoGP2 field this season, all the while touting their 'probable' entry into MotoGP next year.
I guess they believe in the Tooth Fairy.................:banghead:
 
Why am I unsurprised?

Marussia have become the second F1 team to be placed in administration within days, leaving up to 200 jobs at risk.
Administrators FRP Advisory said the Banbury-based team would continue to operate but had already withdrawn from the forthcoming US Grand Prix.
Caterham, also based in Oxfordshire, was put in administration on Friday and will miss the US and Brazilian races.
Marussia driver Jules Bianchi remains in hospital, following a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, on 5 October.
Bianchi sustained serious head injuries when his car was in collision with a tractor recovery vehicle.
In a statement, FRP Advisory said no redundancies have been made and all staff would be paid in full until the end of the month."The ongoing staff position will however, be dependent on whether the company can secure
new investment in the limited time available," it said.

Last week, the company that builds cars for the Caterham Formula 1 team went into administration, putting hundreds of jobs at risk and leading to staff being locked out of the team's site in Leafield.
On Friday, the bosses of Caterham F1 formally agreed to hand over the running of the team to administrators.

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has given both teams dispensation to miss the grand prix meetings in the US and Brazil.:banghead:

It now looks likely Marussia will take up the offer and also skip the Brazilian race.
Like Caterham, Marussia entered F1 at the start of 2010, albeit under the promise from then FIA president Max Mosley of a budget cap.
Teams were encouraged to operate within a £40m budget in a bid to level the playing field and cut costs.
It helped lure in three new teams, then known as Manor Grand Prix (now Marussia), Campos Racing (that later became HRT) and Lightspeed (now Caterham), but the optional cap was soon scrapped following disagreements within the sport.
HRT went bust at the end of 2012, and now Caterham and Marussia are poised to follow suit unless new buyers can quickly be found.
It means for this weekend's race in Austin there will only be 18 cars on the grid, the smallest field since the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix.
 
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