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Rossi: We couldn't match some of what they were willing to do

American Alexander Rossi said he lost his chance of racing for Manor in Formula One this season because Rio Haryanto's Indonesian backers had offered the team more money, but was hopeful the dream was not over. 'I always knew going up against a country was going to be impossible,' said the Californian who raced for the team in five grands prix last year. 'We couldn't match some of what they were willing to do and sign and [Indonesia] really wanted him to be there so more power to them,' he told racer.com in a story that was subsequently withdrawn from the website and replaced by a different version. Haryanto, who is backed primarily by Indonesian state oil and gas company Pertamina, was...
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