Haryanto admits to uncertain future

Manor driver Rio Haryanto has conceded that he may not see out the remainder of his debut Formula 1 season with the team.

Haryanto saw off the challenge of Will Stevens and Alexander Rossi to secure a race seat alongside Pascal Wehrlein, largely due to an injection of cash provided by the Indonesian government.

However, while enough money was raised to make Haryanto the first Indonesian to race in F1, his future is not as clear. The 23-year-old and his management team are using crowd-sourcing in an attempt to raise the necessary funds, as they look to tap into the groundswell of support that has emerged in Indonesia following Haryanto’s historic feat.

“Being the first Indonesian driver in F1, that in itself is big news. Formula One was not really the biggest sport watched in …

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