Gene Haas to bid for collapsed Marussia’s assets for his new F1 team
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The American tycoon Gene Haas has revealed that he will be bidding for the assets of the collapsed Marussia Formula One team when they are put up for auction on Tuesday at its former factory in Banbury.
The team closed its doors in November and missed the last three races of the season. To pay its bills administrators are selling nearly 1,000 items including steering wheels, gearboxes, race suits and even its 2013 chassis.
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