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The History of Marussia F1

By David Castro

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: The drivers helmet of Max Chilton of Great Britain and Marussia during previews to the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 13, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 13: The drivers helmet of Max Chilton of Great Britain and Marussia during previews to the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 13, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images) /
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The Marussia F1 Team was short lived and like many defunct F1 teams it was barely a blip on the motor sports radar. I guess short lived is an understatement because Marussia F1 only competed

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 07: Team drivers Timo Glock of Germany (L) and Jerome d’Ambrosio of Belgium pose behind the MVR-O2 Marussia Virgin F1 Car during the Virgin Racing F1 Launch at BBC Television Centre on February 7, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 07: Team drivers Timo Glock of Germany (L) and Jerome d’Ambrosio of Belgium pose behind the MVR-O2 Marussia Virgin F1 Car during the Virgin Racing F1 Launch at BBC Television Centre on February 7, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

for four-seasons and scored two-points in the Constructors’ Championship.

Marussia was the second Russian team in F1 history and was created by a Russian supercar manufacturer that produced a total of 500 cars in its five-year history.

The team is gone and of their few remnants is their home base and intellectual property being purchased by Haas F1 in December 2014. Ultimately Marussia F1 will be remembered for the tragic loss of their driver Jules Bianchi from injuries he sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

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