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Manor GP not up and running in Melbourne

The 2015 season is off to a stuttering start in Melbourne, with only 8 of the 10 teams actually firing up their engines in Friday practice. Sauber is embroiled in the Giedo van der Garde chaos, while the engines at resurrected Manor stayed silent for entirely different reasons. After its computers were wiped clean for sale amid administration, Manor is now in frantic talks with engine supplier Ferrari to re-install crucial data that will allow the complex ‘power units' to even be fired up. 'Just because we're here doesn't mean you just turn the key and go,' boss Graeme Lowdon told Britain's Sky. It is rumoured Manor's operational issues are so complex the team may not be ready to...
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