The story of Marussia F1

The Marussia F1 Team was short-lived and like many defunct F1 teams it was hardly a slip on the motorsport radar. I think short-lived is an understatement because Marussia F1 has only competed

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 7: Team drivers Timo Glock from Germany (L) and Jerome d’Ambrosio from Belgium throw Marussia Virgin behind the MVR car MVR-O2 during the start of Virgin Racing F1 at the BBC Television Center on February 7th 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 founded 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 remains is their home base and intellectual property that Haas F1 bought in December 2014. Ultimately, Marussia F1 will be remembered for the tragic loss of its driver Jules Bianchi to injuries sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.