Rio Haryanto losing his Manor Formula 1 drive to Esteban Ocon has inspired new backers who could help him return in 2017, the Indonesian's manager says.Haryanto was dropped form Manor's F1 race line-up during the summer break, after the funding required to meet his contractual obligations did not materialize. He...

Former Manor Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi is continuing to push for a single-seater race drive in 2016.The Spaniard contested 13 grands prix last year for Manor, but felt he was never a leading contender to remain with the team this season. Manor confirmed that GP2 race winner Rio Haryanto...

DTM champion Pascal Wehrlein's chances of a 2016 Manor Formula 1 drive are diminishing, according to Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff.The German, Mercedes' F1 reserve this season alongside his DTM campaign, is a contender for a grand prix race seat with Manor. When asked about how negotiations with Manor were...

Manor Formula 1 team owner Stephen Fitzpatrick has confirmed he has not yet offered anyone the role of team principal.Speculation over the course of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend suggested two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner and ex-F1 driver Alexander Wurz had been singled out for the role. Fitzpatrick confirmed...

Manor Formula 1 team affiliated GP2 driver Jordan King has won the driver of the year accolade at the FIA Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy.King is one of 11 drivers who has been part of the academy process through 2015, undertaking a series of development workshops under the supervision of...

Roberto Merhi says he was only told he was losing his Manor Formula 1 seat to Alexander Rossi when he arrived in Singapore for this weekend's grand prix.Manor announced on Wednesday that Rossi would take Merhi's place for five of 2015's seven remaining F1 races, though the Spaniard will return...

Manor Formula 1 team boss John Booth says his squad will always feel honoured that it could give Jules Bianchi his opportunity in grand prix racing after the Frenchman's death.Bianchi scored the then-Marussia team's only points so far with his ninth place in the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix, having joined...

The Manor Formula 1 team is close to finalizing a deal for a permanent factory as it looks to streamline its operation.The ex-Marussia outfit secured a last-minute rescue deal to race on as Manor this season, but requires a new base after the Haas F1 Team bought its factory. In...

The Manor Formula 1 team has ramped up its engineering department with the recent appointment of an experienced hand in Gianluca Pisanello.Pisanello spent seven years with Toyota Motorsport in the roles of data engineer (race team), test engineer and race engineer before leaving at the end of 2009 in the...

Manor Formula 1 duo Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi are confident their car has the pace to qualify for the Malaysian Grand Prix following its track debut in practice.After failing to leave the garage in Australia, Stevens and Merhi were finally able to get some mileage under their belts on...