Manor F1 team boss promises cars will actually race in Malaysia

Manor team principal John Booth has assured critics the marque will be on track and competing in the next Formula One race in Malaysia later this month.

Resurrected from Marussia’s ashes and wrested from the clutches of administration by energy entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick, a reborn Manor headed to Australia for the season-opening race at the weekend with every intention of taking to Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit.