20 March, 2013 The first race of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship season came and went without Marussia signing a commercial agreement with the sport's owners. In the days before Melbourne, team boss John Booth denied Bernie Ecclestone's recent claim that the Formula 1 chief executive had agreed a new deal with the Banbury-based backmarkers. 'It's vital for Bernie because he won't be able to film us without it,' Booth had said. Sporting boss Graeme Lowdon has now told PA Sport that, now in the days before round two in Malaysia, Marussia is still yet to ink a new deal, whose main element is an agreement about how much CVC will pay the team in 2013. 'It does seem a little strange to...
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