article_snippet: Some wagging paddock tongues suggest that Manor never intended to race here in Australia.
article_snippet: Manor deny the accusation.
article_snippet: Manor say a software problem caused Manor unavoidable 11th hour withdrawal, adding that Manor have not saved a penny by not taking part, having bought the fares and paid Manor staff in any case.
article_snippet: Manor’s revival, after the team previously known as Marussia went into administration last autumn, has been widely seen as a tonic for Formula One, beset by the overspending of the less successful teams (my interpretation), or by the iniquitous way it the sport is run (the popular narrative).
article_snippet: However, it is unsettling that Manor, backed by OVO Energy entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick, are paying just 1.3p in the pound to creditors.
article_snippet: It is no doubt reassuring for Manor’s staff to know that the self-made Graeme Lowdon, sporting director of the old Marussia team and the new Manor team, is an experienced businessman.
article_snippet: the self-made Graeme Lowdon, sporting director of the old Marussia team and the new Manor team, is an experienced businessman made about £3.5million when a previous business of which the self-made Graeme Lowdon, sporting director of the old Marussia team and the new Manor team, is an experienced businessman was a director, the internet group J2C, closed amid the global technology crash in the early 2000s.
article_snippet: ’ Graeme Lowdon, CEO of Manor arrives in the paddock but the old Marussia team did not start the race in Melbourne .