A new hope for Marussia

That the judicial administrators of the team have taken the step of completely canceling the sale of the 2014 assets is a strong sign that a solution seems close to being found to secure a future for the Banbury structure. They have thus confirmed that this cancellation should facilitate the completion of discussions with a third party.

John Booth, the team manager, has confirmed to the BBC that hope is once again on the horizon for making a return to competition: « Delaying the auction gives us a bit more time to explore it. » However, he did not provide any details on the investors involved but considers them “credible,” implying that he must have met a number of people who only scratched the surface of the issue.

If the acquisition were to be completed on time, Marussia could therefore use its 2014 single-seaters, which are currently stored in Abu Dhabi. This clearly shows that the initial plan was indeed to miss the Austin and Interlagos races. The cars were therefore sent there following the Sochi race.

But an additional step will still need to be taken before being able to line up on the grid. Indeed, the 2014 single-seaters would be considered illegal by the FIA, which has modified the requirements regarding the front wing in order to address last season’s controversial choices.

However, a preliminary agreement was reached last November: the other teams should simply give their consent for Marussia and Caterham to field their cars if they manage to gather sufficient funds to be present.

Competing in the season /f1/news/19313-fia-a-points-system-for-access-to-f1.html with a 2014 single-seater to reduce costs was an idea we proposed last November as part of promoting young drivers. It seems it wasn’t so far-fetched…

These young drivers might be all the more interested in the possible return of at least one of the two teams: the FIA has decided to implement new rules to obtain the precious Super License. To bypass the requirement of scoring at least 40 points in a lower category, it is sufficient to participate in five F1 races during the season to be eligible in 2016. With a 20 Grand Prix season and the maximum use of four drivers, this could attract young drivers with deep pockets to finance the team’s season.

But this also means that the team should restart hiring, after having had to let go of its staff during the bankruptcy proceedings. Since the motorsport world is very small, they easily found new positions within new organizations.

With the participation of www.Racingbusiness.fr