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Ecclestone to bill Manor for F1 freight

Manor survived an FIA investigation in Australia, but now faces the wrath of F1's commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone. As the former Marussia team was summoned to the stewards in Australia, boss John Booth acknowledged the 'scepticism' that Manor never actually intended to turn a wheel at the season opener. Ecclestone had already warned that Manor – and its $50 million in official 2014 prize-money – would be 'history' if it missed one more race under its existing commercial contract. Manor bosses said all weekend in Melbourne that efforts were being made to qualify and race the two cars, but ultimately a single engine was not even fired. After the FIA investigation, the stewards...
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