Jules Bianchi thinks it is possible Marussia is on the verge of breaking into F1′s midfield. Since the team debuted as Virgin in 2010, the red and black cars have always occupied the last rows of the grid, and Bernie Ecclestone even wanted Marussia to merge with fellow backmarker Caterham ahead of the 2013 season. And as recently as this week, F1′s chief executive has proposed a ‘customer car' rule be introduced. 'Ecclestone says the new rule would particularly benefit Marussia, F1′s worst-performing team,' F1 business journalist Christian Sylt wrote in the Express newspaper following his latest interview with the 82-year-old. But, actually, Marussia – despite...
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