The Manor Marussia Formula One team are set to compete at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after passing FIA crash tests.
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“Our big news of today is that we have now passed the FIA crash tests. Well done team! That’s it – we’re all set for Melbourne,” Manor annoucned on Twitter.
Our big news of today is that we have now passed the FIA crash tests. Well done team! That’s it – we’re all set for Melbourne! #F1
— Manor F1 Team (@ManorF1Team) March 5, 2015
The team only came out of administration last Friday after missing the final three races of the 2014 season. Manor will race with an updated 2014 car in Melbourne and has announced Will Stevens as one of its drivers. The announcement of its second driver is expected to be made in the coming days.
No ordinary truck & no ordinary cargo. It’s REAL folks! That’s our freight leaving for @ausgrandprix #emotional #F1 pic.twitter.com/RMSgH24Kmm
— Manor F1 Team (@ManorF1Team) March 5, 2015
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