Marussia bid „lacked substance“ says Force India’s Fernley

Adam Cooper F1

Marussia’s application to run its 2014 car this season was rejected by the F1 Strategy Group because it lacked substance and had compliance issues, according to Force India team principal Robert Fernley.

It’s understood that one of the compliance issues related to the fact that the letter came from team CEO Graeme Lowdon, and not from the administrator, as should have been the case.

The brief letter also contained little or no information about the team’s future plans, such as a possible new owner or investor, or any intention to ready a 2015 car. As such some of those present at the meeting did not believe that the team had a chance of mounting a credible entry into the 2015 championship.

In order to grant permission to Marussia, unanimity was required. Force India was the first to vote, and as soon as the team responded with a ‚No‘ in effect…

Ursprünglichen Post anzeigen 246 weitere Wörter

Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Illimitable Men

Destroy Your Delusions. Actualise Your Potential. Cultivate Your Masculinity.

Adam Cooper F1

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Oilpressure

Speed is Life

A Former F1 Doc Writes

Thoughts about motorsport (and maybe other stuff . . .)

MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports

IndyCar, IMSA and more racing news coverage

The Corner Station

Living on both sides of the fence

joeblogsf1

Joe Saward writes about F1 and the world

The Buxton Blog

An Op-Ed weblog by motorsport journalist, Will Buxton

Full Contact

Writing about the current common problems in racing, on four or two wheels. An occasionally game review too.