With just a week to go before the US GP at COTA in Austin, Texas - It is looking more and more likely that we won't be seeing Caterham or Marussia lining up on the grid for Sunday's race. In fact, the teams may not arrive in Texas at all.
Caterham is currently dealing with legal matters involving the former and current owners. Tony Fernandes who sold the team back in June of this year, claims that the buyers did not comply with the conditions that were agreed upon when he sold Caterham F1 Team. However, the buyers insist they've paid.
Tony went to Twitter and very bluntly tweeted the following: "If you buy something you should pay for it. Quite simple"
The tweet caused even more of a stir for the already struggling team. With all the chaos going on, the Caterham factory locked its doors, not allowing any work to go on inside. Now, they're facing the harsh possibility of missing not only the US GP, but the Brazilian GP as well.
The running of the team now lies in the hands of administrators, a firm called 'Smith & Williamson' located in London.
As for Marussia, they've already been going through enough drama lately with the aftermath of Jules Bianchi's crash at Suzuka.
Now they're struggling with financial issues. There has even been multiple claims that Andrej Cheglakov, the current owner, wants to sell the team.
If both teams are unable to attend next weekend's GP, we'll be seeing just 18 cars on the grid, making it the first time since only 18 lined up for the 2005 Grand Prix of Monaco.
More to come in the following days.
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