From GMM
Spaniard Roberto Merhi has admitted his new race seat at Manor Marussia Formula 1 may be short-lived.
Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has now confirmed the race number 98 for the 23-year-old rookie, who is joining Will Stevens at the resurrected Marussia team in Australia.
But Merhi admitted to Spanish radio Cadena Cope that the former Marussia team, having scrambled to prepare for Melbourne after emerging from administration, may soon need to replace him with a bigger-budget driver.
Roberto Merhi in the Manor Marussia garage in Melbourne. (Photo: René Fagnan)
“Right now we don’t know,” he said. “We’ll see how the first race goes. I’m more focused on racing this weekend so I haven’t stopped to see what comes next.
