Marrussia to beat Mclaren

[onyx39]

Not looking quite so likely now...

[andy-xr]

andy-xr said:

You have to wonder with Marussia whether they've got enough left to fill the car with fuel

Sorry, Manor.

[andburg]

well they're pretty level at the minute lol

1 finish from 4 possibles each, 25% chance of finishing!

Manor are improving from not starting to having 1 car finish, Mclaren are on the slide!

[DanielSan]

The Manor was an embarrassment yesterday. Nearly a lap behind the next car, trundling around on its own. Hardly a team the sport needs let's face it.

[London424]

DanielSan said:

The Manor was an embarrassment yesterday. Nearly a lap behind the next car, trundling around on its own. Hardly a team the sport needs let's face it.

Usually I'd agree, but they didn't have a car until about a month ago.

McL have been building this one for however long with Honda and finished the first race with a retirement and 2 laps down and didn't finish either car at this race.

Obviously McL will leave them behind in due course but from a budget and a development time there's only one contender for 'embarrasment'.

[DanielSan]

The Crack Fox said:

DanielSan said:

The Manor was an embarrassment yesterday. Nearly a lap behind the next car, trundling around on its own. Hardly a team the sport needs let's face it.

Couldn't disagree more, they've created something from nothing, shown reliability and given themselves a good start in the ugly world of f1. I wish 'em luck

Bankrupting themselves once and racing on more borrowed cash is hardly a good start for themselves. Even if/when they rock up with a 2015 spec car it isn't going to be any sort of improvement. Mclaren have undoubtedly been shocking but their progress in inevitable. Manor little to sod all cash available for progression and a year old power unit.

[LordGrover]

Rather Manor Marussia - a proper team of racers and enthusiasts than a fizzy drinks maker who sulks when their marketing strategy for wrong.