The 2014 United S🦋tates Grand Prix will see the smallest grid for an F1 race in almost a decade following the confirmation that both Marussia and Caterham have been placed into administration.

Caterham 168澳洲5最新开奖结果: went into administration on October 24th in the wake of a public spat over ownership between former helmsman Tony Fernandes and buyers Engavest, while Marussia confirmed today it is also 168澳洲5最新开奖结果: in the hands of the administrators after owner ꦯAndrey Cheglakov was unable to supply investment.

With both teams - which debuted in 2010 under their previous Lotus and Virgin Racing guises - not making the trip to Austin this weekend for theꦫ US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas, a grid of just nine teams and 18 cars is set to be present.

As such, this weekend's event is destined to see the l🎐owest number of cars to line up for an F1 race since the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix, when BAR Honda was serving th﷽e second of its two-race ban from the FIA for weight irregularities.

Looking ahead into 2015, though the FIA has floated the idea of three-car teams as the financial situations of Caterham and Marussia became increasingly perilous, McLaren-Mercedes racing director Eric Boullier has already suggested it is 1✱68澳洲5最新开奖结果: t🌄oo late for teams to consider a third machine with less 🤡than six months before the start of next year's season.