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anfield5
10th March 2015, 02:22
Manor-Marusia (M&M) have announced Roberto Merhi as their second driver. To be honest I had to google his name to find out who he was. He must be mega rich because his lower league form certainly doesn't indicate a Formula 1 driver. Finishing 3rd in Formula Renault 3.5 in his first season on paper looks quite respectable, but driving these cars certainly doesn't set you up for F1 (neither does 3 test sessions for Caterham). Although interestingly his new team mate Will Stevens only finished 6th

But good luck to him all the same

Rollo
10th March 2015, 04:49
45 - Roberto Merhi
46 - Will Stevens

CNR
10th March 2015, 07:43
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2015/3/16864.html
"Roberto Merhi will make his F1 race debut this weekend in Australia after being confirmed as Marussia's second driver for the 'opening rounds' of the 2015 season.
" ?

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9751631/who-could-get-the-second-manor-drive-as-the-deadline-nears

"Kevin Magnussen was also linked with the vacancy due to Manor’s technical partnership with McLaren. However, the Dane now finds himself back in a race seat with the Woking team after Fernando Alonso was advised to miss the race to recover from the concussion he suffered during a testing crash in Barcelona."

steveaki13
10th March 2015, 07:47
Good to hear that they have a new driver.

rjbetty
10th March 2015, 12:21
Wonder if they have a new livery. Will probably be basically the same as they won't be able to afford paint...

driveace
10th March 2015, 18:14
Obviously these two guys have the "Coin" rather than the Ability !
how do they get a "Superlicence" so quickly ?
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Storm
13th March 2015, 07:48
^without even testing or running in a F1 car..or that Caterham test was enough for a race license?