Can Caterham and Marussia Continue to Survive without Improved Results?

Marussia and Caterham are Formula One's "new teams." Despite both now being well-established, they retain this title because neither has managed to make the transition from new-on-the-block backmarker to midfield runner. Force India managed it in a season-and-a-half, and Toro Rosso went from Minardi to regular points-scorers in two. But Marussia and Caterham started out last, and are still last. Is their time running out? Marussia have been in Formula One since the start of the 2011 season. Their entry began life as Virgin Racing, before the Russian sports car company bought a controlling stake in the team at the end of the 2010 season. It was renamed Virgin Marussia for 2011, and the full Marussia re-brand was completed in time for 2012....

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