Report: Haryanto future in doubt

Rio Haryanto’s F1 future is already in jeopardy just five races into his debut season at Manor Racing, according to reports.

The Indonesian racer is financially backed by his government, but there seems to be complications with his funding.

Haryanto’s manager Piers Hunnisett believes he is safe until the Hungarian Grand Prix in July, but could not make any promises after that.

“At the beginning of the year the minister for sport promised us a certain amount,” he told Autosport.

“That has been slightly delayed, or wasn’t quite as it came across.

“The government sees the benefit or Formula 1 and they really want to see Rio finish the year and obviously continue in Formula 1 because it’s a huge benefit for the country.”

The news of the government funding Haryanto has not been popular in Indonesia, due to the lack of spending on other areas, such as education.

“At the moment my management are working very hard to get the full season,” said Haryanto.

“My goal is to focus on the job at each race and to do my best and we’ll see what happens later.”

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