Rio Haryanto has revealed he was “seven million euros short” of the funding needed to complete the 2016 Formula 1 season with Manor.
The team confirmed earlier this week that Haryanto had been dropped from a race seat, being replaced by Renault reserve driver Esteban Ocon.
Manor said Haryanto failed to meet his contractual obligations but offered him a reserve driver role, which he accepted.
In his 12-race stint with the British squad, Haryanto scored a best finish of 15th place at the Monaco Grand Prix.
His original contract was for 11 rounds, up until the Hungarian Grand Prix. He’s revealed Manor allowed him to race at the next event in Germany, as well as the amount of money he needed to stay on the grid.
“They [Manor] had helped me by allowing me to race in German Grand Prix," Haryanto told Indonesian publication Tempo.
"With the available funding, I should have only raced up to the Hungarian Grand Prix.
"The contract says it was 15 million euros in total. We only managed to garner eight million euros. We were seven million euros short."
He became the first Indonesian F1 driver when he debuted at the Australian Grand Prix in March. He thanked his fans for the support, adding he hopes to return to F1 soon.
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