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Alexander Rossi turned down offer to replace Rio Haryanto at Manor

Alexander Rossi has confirmed that he turned down an offer to take over Rio Haryanto's Manor seat from the Hungarian Grand Prix until the end of the current season, as the Indonesian is struggling to finance his drive. Rossi completed five races for Manor last year and impressed team management, but chose to focus on IndyCar in 2016 after securing a joint Andretti Autosport/Bryan Herta Autosport entry. He went on to take a shock Indy 500 victory. With Haryanto's money only securing his seat up until the British GP, Rossi was offered the chance to replace him for the remainder of the season, but turned down the offer as several races clash with IndyCar's...
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