While it appears that F1's biggest teams remain unconcerned about the plight of rivals at the other end of the grid, two are poised to feel the effect of Marussia's closure at the end of the 2014 season. Marussia and tail-end companion Caterham both ran into financial difficulties before the final throes of the season, with the former missing the races in the USA, Brazil and Abu Dhabi, and Caterham only making the finale thanks to the support of a crowd-funding scheme. Both appear on the provisional entry for 2015, but Marussia's late bid to make it to Yas Marina was followed by the auctioning off of its assets, and the news that 2016 newcomer Haas is to use its Banbury facility as a...
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