Sutton Images Enlarge The Manor Marussia F1 team has confirmed it will take part in the Australian Grand Prix after naming Stephen Fitzpatrick as the man behind its financial revival. Since exiting administration on February 19, Manor - the team formally known as Marussia and racing under the same entry - has been in a race against time to make the grid in Melbourne on March 15. New investment comes from Fitzpatrick, the owner of British-based energy provider Ovo Energy, who is a lifelong F1 fan. The team confirmed on Wednesday (March 4) that it would meet its deadline of airfreighting its cars to Australia on March 6, but has yet to pass its final crash tests. Graeme Lowdon remains at...
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