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Government pushing for Haryanto Manor drive

– The Indonesian government is pushing for GP2 racer Rio Haryanto to secure a seat with the Manor Marussia team in Formula 1 next year.Haryanto, who finished fourth in the 2015 feeder series with three victories, tested for Manor during the post-race tyre test in Abu Dhabi earlier in December.The Jakarta Post reports that Haryanto needs to raise $16m to secure the 2016 seat with the revived outfit, which will utilise Mercedes power units.Haryanto has acquired a third of the funding from Pertamina, the state-owned oil company which has sponsored him throughout his career, but he still needs the remaining budget."I need to find a perfect formula for Rio's financial support to meet...
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