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Force India defends blocking Manor revival

Force India has defended blocking Marussia's application to return to F1 this year with a 2014-spec car. Now called Manor, the ailing backmarker once known as Marussia had reportedly secured the backing of former Sainsbury's chief Justin King and intended to exit administration later this month. So team president Graeme Lowdon made a written submission to Thursday's meeting of the strategy group on Paris, asking for dispensation to field the 2014 Marussia car under this year's regulations. But reports suggest Force India was the first to formerly object on Thursday, thus ending Manor's hopes of securing an unanimous vote. Robert Fernley, deputy team boss of the Silverstone based team whose...
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