Manor (formerly Marussia)

Virgin

FIA Entry: Marussia Virgin Racing
Car 24: Timo Glock
Car 25: Jerome d’Ambrosio
Engine: Cosworth V8
Team Principal: John Booth
Technical Director: Nick Wirth
Race Engineer Car 24: Mark Hutchison
Race Engineer Car 25: Dave Greenwood

Stats as of end 2010

First Entered 2010
Races Entered 19
Race Wins 0
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 0
Driver World Championships 0
Constructor World Championships 0

Manor Motorsport

When F3 team Manor Motorsport were given a place on the F1 grid in 2010 they commissioned Wirth Research to build them a car. Brawn sponsor Virgin became title sponsor and Virgin Racing was born

Virgin Racing

With Cosworth engines, Xtrac gearboxes and drivers Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing embarked on their first F1 season. The VR01 chassis was the first ever F1 designed entirely using CFD, with designer Nick Wirth believing computer simulations were sufficient to not need expensive wind tunnel testing.

Inevitably the team had reliability issues early on and they also discovered the fuel tank on the car wasn't sufficiently large enough to allow the team to complete full race distance. Wirth Research got a dispensation from the FIA to homologate a new chassis and by Spain both cars finished the race.

The team regularly finished races but barely troubled the mid-field. By seasons end the team were placed 12th and last in the Constructors Championship based on a count back of minor placing’s having managed a highest finish of 14th.

2011

Russian carmaker Marussia have taken a controlling interest in the team for 2011 and Belgian Jerome d’Ambrosio replaces Lucas di Grassi. With the VR02 chassis Virgin will be hoping to move further up the grid in 2011.

 

[teabagyokel]

Obviously the loss of Bianchi was a major blow as he has lifted the teams performance significantly this year.

I wonder how much of the team's budget was being paid by Ferrari to run Bianchi, considering the timing of their departure.

 

[soccerman17]

Greenlantern101
Haas will never join F1 - that's my prediction....

Why? The less teams the more likely he is to score points and actually be successful.

 

[The Artist.....]

soccerman17 If we start 2015 with fewer than 10 teams, the (top) teams will be compelled to enter third cars. This will make it even harder for minnows to reach the top 10.....

 

[Titch]

It's corporate racing from here on in ! End of F1 as I knew it.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Since Marussia is a russian backed F1 entry and we have just had a Russian GP you would have thought me ol' mate Putin would shovel some money their way wouldn't you, especially as the following race is in America, it is a bit of an embarrassment for the Russians if a Russian team can't go to America due to lack of рубли́

 

[soccerman17]

soccerman17 If we start 2015 with fewer than 10 teams, the (top) teams will be compelled to enter third cars. This will make it even harder for minnows to reach the top 10.....

There won't be 3 car teams next year

 

[Incubus]

A tenner that says there will.

You on?

 

[RasputinLives]

Ferrari and Bernie want 3 car teams so it will happen eventually even if its not next season.

 

[Incubus]

soccerman17 If we start 2015 with fewer than 10 teams, the (top) teams will be compelled to enter third cars. This will make it even harder for minnows to reach the top 10.....

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Not necessarily. It's perfectly possible for the big teams to produce mediocre cars (Ferrari? McLaren?...)

 

[Bill Boddy]

What happens if there are 3 car teams and one walks away? Mercedes have a history of throwing a lot of money at a series, winning everything for a couple of years then quitting saying that there is nothing more for them to win.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Think this is as good a place as any to post

http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/10/27/f1-teams-to-miss-next-race/#.VE4VZ_msU8R

 

[Greenlantern101]

It official they are now in Administration.

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/manor-grand-prix-racing-limited-enters-administration/

 

[FB]

So Chilton Grand Prix next year with Max and Tom at the helm.

 

[Greenlantern101]

I don't think his dad is rich enough to last more than 1 season.

http://www.surreylife.co.uk/people/surrey_s_richest_50_2011_1_1645579

 

[FB]

But with a bit of Aon money.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Adam Cooper suggests owner Andrey Cheglakov has already pumped in £185m to the team so poor people like the Chiltons might find it a struggle.
http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/10/27/administrators-trying-to-save-marussia/

 

[Titch]

Teams are dropping like flies, when will FIA and Bernie realise that unless they do something to curb costs, no one will be able to afford to race. Their golden goose will be no more!

 

[Brogan]

Called it.

They were at a huge disadvantage from the start.
Forced to use out-dated, under-powered, thirsty Cosworth engines by Mosley, as a pre-requisite for having their bid accepted.
Lack of in-season testing. trying to compete against teams who have decades of test data on every circuit.
Then of course there's the exorbitant cost.

I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did and I would be surprised if Caterham and Marussia make it too.

http://cliptheapex.com/threads/hrt.3386/page-16#post-173214

 

[Titch]

So you did.

 

[Mezzer]

Brogan I suggest they were less "at a huge disadvantage" and more "totally conned into a scenario that was never going to play out in reality".