What Are Manor Trying to Achieve in F1 Comeback at 2015 Australian Grand Prix?

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Published: March 13, 2015

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Apart from Force India's Bob Fernley (for obvious reasons), you would have to search long and hard to find anyone who isn't thrilled by the presence of Manor at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.

The return of the team, this phoenix from the flames of the Marussia outfit, for the opening race of the 2015 season is both a victory for, and a two-fingered salute toward, Formula One.



F1, of course, simply needs punchy, popular and independent teams such as Manor to create a contrast against the extravagant, luxurious corporations of Mercedes and Ferrari, providing the David-and-Goliath-style contest that characterises so many sports.

Manor's return, too, highlights the truth that it will take more than a lopsided distribution of revenue to drive the so-called smaller outfits out of the sport—according to ESPN F1, the lesser six teams shared just 37 per cent of Bernie Ecclestone's pot of gold in 2013 as the big guns claimed 63 per cent.



Above all, the appearance of Manor in the Albert Park paddock has proven that you can't keep a good team down.

Despite the many trials and tribulations the team have encountered since British driver Max Chilton ran Marussia's final lap at last year's Russian Grand Prix—from making 200 staff redundant, as reported by The Telegraph's Daniel Johnson, to the sale of the factory to Gene Haas, as per Crash.net—Manor never gave up fighting.



Those near-death experiences made it all the more remarkable that the team even got to the season-opening grand prix, albeit battered, bruised and sponsor-less.

Merely being in Australia, however, seems to be as good as it's going to get for Manor this weekend, with Auto Motor und Sport (h/t motorsport.com) reporting concerns over engine-related software on the team's computers—which were previously wiped clean ahead of a planned auction of t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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