( CNN ) -- Administrators for the Marussia Formula One team are putting its assets up for sale at auction . A lack of funding saw the team miss the final three races of the 2014 season . After falling into administration , Marussia ceased trading on November 7 with around 200 staff losing their jobs . The team is still named on the official entry list for the 2015 season , which begins in Australia on March 15 , but a new buyer has yet to be found . The online auction , organized by administrators FRP Advisory , is another death knell for the team 's ambitions to re-join the grid . A source close to the process said that efforts to find a new buyer are continuing but that there was nothing to prevent next week 's auction going ahead . It is understood that an investor was close to finalizing a deal to buy Marussia on the eve of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . But the source added it would now take a `` last-minute miracle '' to find another new buyer and call off the auction . The Caterham F1 team , which entered the sport at the same time as Marussia in 2010 season , is also in administration and searching for a new injection of funds . Caterham used crowd funding to raise enough cash to race in Abu Dhabi but that is not a realistic funding option for a full season , which costs at least $ 70m . Meanwhile , the administrators for Marussia are focused on generating funds through next week 's auction to pay the team 's creditors . The live online sale of Marussia 's assets takes place on December 16 and 17 through the auctionhq.com website . The plight of the Marussia team gives motorsport collectors and F1 fans a unique chance to get their hands on some amazing pieces of F1 kit . The star lot is the 2013 race car -- although with a dummy engine , gearbox and steering wheels its new owner wo n't be able to drive home in it . A functioning steering wheel from the 2010 car , a collection of exhaust parts , alloy wheels and a gearbox assembly , including suspension arms and brake calipers , are also some of the mechanical goodies up for grabs . There is also a chance to buy driver Max Chilton 's race suit and a collection of team shirts and baseball caps . The `` Everything Must Go '' sale also includes more mundane items such as the reception desk from the factory 's headquarters in England , cordless drills and storage shelves . A signed photograph of injured racer Jules Bianchi competing at the Monaco Grand Prix lends a note of poignancy to the auction . The Frenchman collected the first ever points for Marussia this season by finishing ninth at the race around the streets of Monte Carlo but the 25-year-old is now battling severe head injuries . Bianchi crashed in difficult conditions during October 's Japanese Grand Prix and is now being treated at a French hospital . While the online auction of Marussia assets presents a chance to buy some very special Christmas presents for the F1 fan in your life , the team will be hoping for some festive good cheer -- and a last-minute buyer .
The defunct Marussia Formula One team is selling its assets in an online auction . Buyers have a unique chance to buy a 2013 F1 car . Max Chilton 's racesuit , a steering wheel and a variety of car parts are also for sale . Administrators for Marussia are still hoping to find a buyer so the team can race in 2015 .