News Details

Merhi: If I want to continue I need a sponsor

Roberto Merhi has admitted his new Formula 1 race seat at Manor may be a short-lived affair unless he can attract the required funding. F1's governing body has now confirmed the race number 98 for the 23-year-old Spanish rookie, who is joining Will Stevens at the resurrected Manor team in Australia. But Merhi admitted to Spanish radio Cadena Cope that the former Marussia team, having scrambled to prepare for Melbourne after emerging from administration, may soon need to replace him with a bigger-budget driver. 'Right now we don't know,' he said. 'We'll see how the first race goes. I'm more focused on racing this weekend so I haven't stopped to see what comes next. 'At the moment I am the...
Full Story »
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Merhi may not keep Manor race seat

Manor has completed the Melbourne grid by signing Spanish rookie Roberto...
11y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Manor signs Merhi to second seat

Manor has confirmed that Spanish driver Roberto Merhi will make his...
11y ago from F1Zone.net

Manor confirm Merhi will race alongside Stevens

The Manor Marussia F1 Team have confirmed that their second seat will be...
11y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Manor confirms Merhi alongside Stevens for start of...

+ Manor Marussia has confirmed that Roberto Merhi will race for the team...
11y ago from RichlandF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Katherine Legge to make history with Indy 500 / Coke...

Katherine Legge will become the sixth driver to attempt the monumental...
29m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alex Palou opens Indy 500 practice with fastest time

The first day of IndyCar’s two-week build-up to the Indianapolis 500...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alex Zanardi – a man who overcame loss to become...

Motorsport Week takes a look back at the remarkable career of Alex...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville nabs Portuguese win

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais had their eighth Rally de Portugal...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal lining up historic 90m transfer...

Arsenal are reportedly lining up a 90m transfer bid for Real Madrid...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal urged to make bold move for versatile...

Arsenal have been told they should be ready to make a serious move for...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Player discussed: Man Utd rival Arsenal &...

Manchester United are reportedly rivalling the likes of Arsenal and...
9m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Not Rice or Raya: Scholes names Arsenal player who...

Paul Scholes has never been the type to say something just to please...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.