Manor Marussia must still clear some high hurdles as it bids to return to the Formula 1 grid this year. While the former Marussia team's quest for Melbourne was officially launched at an event in London on Wednesday, the backmarker does not currently have a car cleared to race. According to Italy's Omnicorse, Manor is currently headed to Cranfield, where under FIA supervision the modified 2014 car will undergo the mandatory crash tests. Team boss Graeme Lowdon insists Manor has not simply 'taken a 2014 car and shoved a different nose on'. Indeed, Omnicorse claims the car is still lacking key suspension and bodywork parts, due to problems with key suppliers now demanding up-front payments....
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