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Haryanto: Talent backs up financial support

– Rio Haryanto insists that financial backing from his native Indonesia was not the single factor behind him securing a Formula 1 race seat at Manor Racing for the 2016 campaign.Haryanto, 23, has spent the past four seasons in the GP2 feeder series, and has been heavily backed by the Indonesian government to make the step up to Formula 1 for 2016.Amid criticism that the move came through money alone, Haryanto made reference to his efforts in 2015, which included three wins and two further podiums en route to fourth in GP2."Formula 1 has always been the goal," Haryanto told reporters, including GPUpdate.net."To get to Formula 1 is not just about the support but also I...
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