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Furbatto: Manor would have been in the midfield battle

Manor F1 team collapsed earlier this year and is no more, but its former designer Luca Furbatto laments the demise and claims that the perennial backmarkers were destined for a push up the ranks into the midfield had they remained on the grid in 2017. In an interview with FormulaPassion, Furbatto revealed, 'The biggest issue was that the owner stopped us from ordering parts for the car since late November.' 'His decision made it impossible to attract new investors as the team had no guarantees they would be on the grid in Melbourne with a 2017 car. 'When the company entered administration we switched focus on a programme to make the 2016 car ‘legal' for the start of the season,...
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