Marussia join Caterham in missing F1 US GP, confirms Bernie Ecclestone

The Guardian

Ecclestone gave Caterham dispensation to miss next two GPs Caterham administrators to use time to find buyer for F1 team

The struggling Caterham and Marussia Formula One teams will both miss next weeks US Grand Prix in Texas, the sports commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Saturday. Neither of those two teams are going to go to America, said the 83-year-old.

Caterham are in administration while Russian-registered Marussia are struggling financially and are still reeling from French driver Jules Bianchis serious accident in Japan three weeks ago. Neither team was immediately contactable on Saturday.

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