Manor appears to have lost the backing of Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, acknowledged as the most powerful man in the sport. Ecclestone was furious with the former Marussia team after Australia, claiming it travelled to the 2015 opener with no intention of running its cars. Ecclestone, 84, responded by docking Manor one nineteenth of its official prize-money haul, and sending the Yorkshire-based outfit a bill for air freight. Now, he has launched a scathing attack on Justin King, the former Sainsbury's chief who is now the chairman at Manor under new ownership. Earlier, King was named as a potential successor to Briton Ecclestone. But Ecclestone seemed to rule that out, suggesting...
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