Marussia boss says team not treated fairly 25 June, 2013 Graeme Lowdon Marussia is not racing on a level playing field in Formula 1, team chief executive Graeme Lowdon has told the Guardian newspaper. It emerged earlier this year that Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone decided to limit the official prize money to only the top ten teams, explaining why Marussia was not offered a new commercial deal for 2013. Additionally, an extra $10 million per year paid until now to the new teams Caterham, Marussia and the now-defunct HRT was cancelled. Lowdon complained: 'All we ask for is a level playing field. We are not asking for much.' He said the lack of income is compounded by Formula 1 teams'...
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