The American business magnate Gene Haas has revealed that he will be bidding for the assets of the collapsed Marussia F1 team when they are put up for auction on Tuesday at its former factory in Banbury. Marussia closed their doors in November and missed the last three races of the season. To pay their bills, administrators are selling nearly 1,000 items including steering wheels, gearboxes, race suits and even the 2013 chassis. It is of particular interest to Haas as he is launching an F1 team in 2016. After revealing that he is considering locating it in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, he said: “We have got the Marussia auction list so I think we will be bidders for some of that stuff.” The...
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