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LONDON, England - Manor Marussia had no intention of competing in Formula 1's Australian season-opener on March 16 and will pay a price for not doing so, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone indicated on Monday (March 16 2015).
The struggling team, which emerged from the remains of the failed Marussia outfit after going into administration and missing the final three races of 2014, failed to turn a wheel on the track in Melbourne. It missed all three practice sessions and Saturday qualifying, blaming software problems, which ruled the team out of the race.
However, the team escaped any sanction with stewards deciding to take no action after an inquiry decided the team had made "all reasonable endeavour" to get the cars ready.