Manor asks to race 2016 F1 car this season If Manor finds an eleventh-hour saviour, the embattled backmarker team would have to race its 2016 car early this season. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, as Manor reportedly enters its final 10 days before administrators move to close down the team. 'One month before testing, no investor has been found yet,' reports Tobias Gruner. 'We hear that Renault and Toro Rosso have already taken some Manor employees under contract. 'In order to buy some time, Manor has now asked the FIA for help,' he revealed. Auto Motor und Sport said an Asian consortium and American Tavo Hellmund may be interested in buying Manor, but no deal is done....
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