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Force India Reports Bernie to Help Small Teams

The financial plight of the smaller teams may be eased throughout the 2015 season with the help of Bernie Ecclestone, according to Force India's Bob Fernley. The previous two seasons have seen many reports of the smaller teams financial difficulties during the off season, as they suffer cash flow problems until the prize money is paid out. Lotus famously were unable to pay their 2013 driver Kimi Raikkonen and other teams also struggled to pay suppliers. 2014 saw Caterham and Marussia leave the grid. Lotus team principal, Gerard Lopez explained, The months of November, December and January are the worst as during this phase of design  and production you spend 43% of your budget with...
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