Five weeks ago, a few eyebrows were raised in the F1 paddock when Manor turned up in Melbourne for the 2015 season opener following an eleventh-hour agreement. The fairy tale proved a little bit too rosy, as both cars were stranded in the British team’s garage all weekend. Still, this was quite an achievement for a squad that had only exited administration a month earlier.

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