05 May 2015

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<b>F1 CASH CRISIS:</b> Lotus' Pastor Maldonado (left) and Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen clash at the 2015 Bahrain GP. Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has urged teams to make the sport more sustainable. <i>Image: AP / Luca Bruno</i>
<b>F1 CASH CRISIS:</b> Lotus' Pastor Maldonado (left) and Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen clash at the 2015 Bahrain GP. Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has urged teams to make the sport more sustainable. <i>Image: AP / Luca Bruno</i>

LONDON, England - Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has urged Formula 1 teams to "stand together" to make the sport more sustainable.

Caterham has collapsed, Marussia (now Manor) almost followed suit, and midfield teams' - among them Lotus, Force India and Sauber - financial problems have been well documented.

Even Williams recorded a R603-million loss in 2014 and Germany's Auto Motor and Sport claims that "even McLaren" could be in trouble if its Bahrain investors pull out.

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