Marussia close to finding an engine manufacturer?

When Jules Bianchi signed with Marussia, many thought that the Russian team had at the same time negotiated the supply of a block Ferrari from 2014. But since then, little information has filtered out. However, during an interview given to our colleagues at Sky Sports, technical director Pat Symonds suggested a deal was close. « Renault made it clear that they were providing enough. Ferrari and Mercedes are very positive with us. I say it's close, because if it's not, that means we won't have a car. My original goal of finalizing the deal for the 2014 engine was May... But it was May 2012! Our objective has therefore been exceeded. »

Concerning Ferrari, if the arrival of Jules Bianchi (member of the FDA) has not unlocked everything, Pat Symonds admits “obviously it didn’t hurt us. This brought us a little closer to Ferrari. » Ferrari who, likely to lose Toro Rosso, is also looking for customer teams to more quickly store information on its V6 Turbo when it is in operation.