- 06 Feb 15, 07:39#432639This is what Joe Saward said of the rescue attempt before news of the vote was out........
It is very late in the day for a rescue of the old Marussia team. There are any number of hurdles and little hope that the team could do anything this beyond just being there, but the team has earned the money that it can claim and if there is cash to go ahead then F1 should supportive of the effort. Will it be? In real terms, F1 teams tend to be ultimately selfish and if they stand to gain from sharing Marussia’s money between them there is a chance that some will vote against the idea of letting the team fight on. This would be stupid. F1 needs cars and needs to move forward rather than squabbling all the time. The sport must be deemed more important that the individual parts. I see no reason why the FIA or the Formula One group should vote against a revival, and if they do they should expect condemnation. They all have agendas but it is very clear that the sport is pretty broken and needs fixing and not helping the weak is a bad idea.
...........he was spot on. Force India did act selfishly to get a share of the prize money. I've gone of Force India now. I think it was only them. ferrari and Merceds voted to let them race.
I believe they sold off their wined tunnel so have no chance of getting a 2015 spec car ready.
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