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Leimer F1 race seat depends on ‘millions’

Fabio Leimer's formula one dream could be back on track. With the 2013 GP2 title in his pocket, the 26-year-old Swiss was disappointed to find the door to F1 closed, despite his millions in backing. 'The formula one system is sick,' Rainer Gantenbein, Leimer's wealthy backer, had declared to Blick newspaper. But then, last winter, Leimer was linked with Manor, the outfit that emerged from the ashes of the Marussia collapse. He had also planned to race this year in the top Japanese series Super Formula, but the deal fell through for financial reasons. 'However, we are already working on solutions for the coming season, which we can finance ourselves,' Leimer said early in 2015. On...
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