09-11-2014, 17:32
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'Ferrari & Red Bull to run three cars in 2015'
But Marussia insist they could return to the grid in Abu Dhabi
Red Bull and Ferrari will run three cars next season, according to The Times.
The newspaper claims that both teams will field an additional car in 2015 if, as expected, neither Marussia nor Caterham return to the sport.
Although Marussia chief Graeme Lowdon has insisted that the team may be revived, administrators announced last week that the cash-strapped team will fold, while Caterham have launched a crowdfunding scheme in a desperate bid to return to the grid for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
“I don’t feel like there’s no way back," Lowdon told Sky F1. "At the moment there’s still very much a chance that we can compete in 2015 and beyond and indeed in Abu Dhabi.
Rumours that the sport was considering becoming a three-car series resurfaced with a vengeance in Austin last week and, coupled with the demise of Caterham and Marussia, prompted Lotus, Force India and Sauber to consider boycotting the race.
Privately, the backmarker outfits suspect they are being forced out of the sport and suggestions that the grid's 'have-nots' would be handed a £100m lifeline have been quashed in Interlagos.
On Sky Sports
“They get too much now. They shouldn’t spend so much," F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Sky Sports F1.
On a weekend of high drama - and even higher politicking - in the paddock, a meeting between the teams and Ecclestone about the division of prize money within the sport ended without resolution.
"He just said ‘I’ll talk to (CVC Capital Partners co-chairman) Donald (Mackenzie) next week and get back to you’. That’s it," Force India team principal Vijay Mallya told Reuters.
"He recognises that the three smallest teams require to get more money in one form or another. We presented our case, he said he’d talk to Donald and get back to us. And I’ve heard this before. So the option is to just wait and watch."
'Ferrari & Red Bull to run three cars in 2015'
But Marussia insist they could return to the grid in Abu Dhabi
Red Bull and Ferrari will run three cars next season, according to The Times.
The newspaper claims that both teams will field an additional car in 2015 if, as expected, neither Marussia nor Caterham return to the sport.
Although Marussia chief Graeme Lowdon has insisted that the team may be revived, administrators announced last week that the cash-strapped team will fold, while Caterham have launched a crowdfunding scheme in a desperate bid to return to the grid for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
“I don’t feel like there’s no way back," Lowdon told Sky F1. "At the moment there’s still very much a chance that we can compete in 2015 and beyond and indeed in Abu Dhabi.
Rumours that the sport was considering becoming a three-car series resurfaced with a vengeance in Austin last week and, coupled with the demise of Caterham and Marussia, prompted Lotus, Force India and Sauber to consider boycotting the race.
Privately, the backmarker outfits suspect they are being forced out of the sport and suggestions that the grid's 'have-nots' would be handed a £100m lifeline have been quashed in Interlagos.
On Sky Sports
“They get too much now. They shouldn’t spend so much," F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Sky Sports F1.
On a weekend of high drama - and even higher politicking - in the paddock, a meeting between the teams and Ecclestone about the division of prize money within the sport ended without resolution.
"He just said ‘I’ll talk to (CVC Capital Partners co-chairman) Donald (Mackenzie) next week and get back to you’. That’s it," Force India team principal Vijay Mallya told Reuters.
"He recognises that the three smallest teams require to get more money in one form or another. We presented our case, he said he’d talk to Donald and get back to us. And I’ve heard this before. So the option is to just wait and watch."
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