Manor Set to Make Major Progress in 2016 F1 Season with Mercedes Engine Deal

Was it really worth it? It's a question we have pondered over for much of the 2015 Formula One season as the wounded warriors of Manor continued to flounder, seemingly without purpose or ambition, at the rear of the grid. The team, formerly known as Marussia, had been rescued from administration at the beginning of the year, but—handicapped with a modified 2014 car and an ancient Ferrari power unit in a season most manufacturers made major advancements under the maturing V6 turbo regulations—were wasting their second life. Their resurrection presented an opportunity to learn from their mistakes and finally emerge as a serious F1 operation after just one points finish in their first five seasons. Yet Manor, despite their obvious ...

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