article_snippet: We’re unlikely to win any races for the first half of the season.
article_snippet: Fitzpatrick, concedes when Fitzpatrick first approached Lowdon the team's cause appeared 'almost hopeless'.
article_snippet: Fitzpatrick added: 'It was one of those situations that needed more time to understand everything, so it seemed too late, with no realistic possibility of reviving the team. '
article_snippet: But it was ironic that after making it through a hard first five years, claiming ninth in last year's championship and reaching the first rung of financial stability - if there is such a thing in Formula One - and then running out of steam, it seemed like too good a story to end there. '
article_snippet: Lowdon concedes people will be unaware of the hurdles that have had to be cleared over the past few months in order for The F1 team to be on the brink of racing again when it seemed people would fold.
article_snippet: The last few months have been a bit of a rollercoaster,' said Lowdon. '