F1: Manor will skip post-Austria test

The Manor Formula 1 team will miss the second and final in-season test of 2015 taking place in Austria next week.

The ex-Marussia team's last-minute rescue deal to race on as Manor means it is playing catch-up after a delayed start to the season. As a result, Manor's development program is behind its rivals and it does not feel there is anything to gain from the two-day test at the Red Bull Ring, which starts on Tuesday, based on its current situation.

Manor, which is running a modified 2014-spec car this season, also missed the first in-season test at Barcelona.

"It's the wrong test at the wrong time in the wrong place for us," Manor sporting director Graeme Lowdon told AUTOSPORT. "Our development focus at the moment is in a different place.

"We're out of sync with the other teams after the way our season started and what our objectives are at the moment. We can't gain the same as other teams would be gaining so the value of doing it is not there."