We haven’t had a Caption Competition featuring the Manor drivers all year long and it’s time to put that right. Here are Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend.
Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below.
A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the F1 Fanatic Round-up.
This will be the last Caption Competition of 2015 – look out for a review of all this year’s funniest winners coming soon.
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Santi Torres
12th December 2015, 11:57
Hey, look at the new Manor car. It will be fast as hell.
Ali
16th December 2015, 7:29
Merhi and Stevens have a near miss in the pits with the McLaren Honda.
Alex Brown (@splittimes)
12th December 2015, 12:02
“So this is where our money went.”
James (@jamesjames123abc)
12th December 2015, 12:03
Manor unveil their new power plant
maarten.f1 (@)
12th December 2015, 12:54
@jamesjames123abc Haha, I love it!
Illusive (@illusive)
12th December 2015, 12:12
Manor decided to reveal their vision of a future F1 car after Mclaren.
Dirk (@dirksen)
12th December 2015, 12:14
In Austria the drivers realised how far behind schedule their 2015 car was.
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
12th December 2015, 12:59
@dirksen – Good one.
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
12th December 2015, 12:15
Manor, best team for rookies ! Going off track has never been safer.
OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
12th December 2015, 12:23
Manor reveals their homologated engine from Mercedes.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
12th December 2015, 17:19
Very good!
JerseyF1 (@jerseyf1)
12th December 2015, 12:23
“Look Roberto, I think it’s a Lamborghini let’s get a photo with it!”
ColdFly F1 (@)
12th December 2015, 13:53
good one!
RaceProUK (@)
12th December 2015, 14:21
Even if this doesn’t win, it needs an honorable mention :)
Uncle Ben (@uncleben)
12th December 2015, 12:37
Manor misread the “You can use year-old engines” rule.
ColdFly F1 (@)
12th December 2015, 13:54
even better
PhilEReid (@philereid)
12th December 2015, 12:53
Merhi looks confused after Stevens jokingly told him that the tractor is in-fact legendary film director, Steven Spielberg.
Mark Scott (@pokerman)
12th December 2015, 12:57
Will….” This is not what I had in mind when asking the team to concentrate on ‘harvesting’ more energy” !
Dom (@3dom)
13th December 2015, 16:20
:-D
David J Leeke
12th December 2015, 12:57
Is this 1st prize Will ?
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
12th December 2015, 12:58
“You distract them – I’ll strip it for parts”.
MarkM
12th December 2015, 17:55
Winner!
Ian McDonald
12th December 2015, 13:00
They said they’d give us a Lamborghini to reflect the team’s performance improvement
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
12th December 2015, 13:02
The Manor drivers decide that cost-capping and the greening of motorsport can be taken too far…
Billys (@bilarxos)
12th December 2015, 13:05
The though of the tractor driver for Marussia’s boys: Poor guys, take a souvenir photo, because who knows next year, maybe someone else will wear this red t-shirts!
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
12th December 2015, 13:09
Stevens: “I see that grooved tyres are back in vogue”,
Merhi: “And they look like they might last a whole race, too”,
Farmer: “Need a ride, boys? Again?”
Simon (@weeniebeenie)
12th December 2015, 13:09
Man on Tractor – “Jimmy Krankie is looking good on her age”.
OGW (@ogw86)
12th December 2015, 13:11
Manor are the first team to unveil their 2016 car. Stevens: “The revolutionary design of the car allows us to take every corner flat-out!”
Jon
12th December 2015, 13:17
Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi with the unraced 2015 Caterham CT-06
smalley (@smalley)
12th December 2015, 13:28
Smile big gentlemen! One last picture in front of the 2015 car. Also, we’re going to need those shirts back.
TribalTalker (@tribaltalker)
12th December 2015, 17:03
@smalley – Good one.
dennis (@dennis)
12th December 2015, 13:33
Manor’s concept for the new 2017 F1 aero-regulations was unfortunately rejected by other teams, due to conerns that flowers on the front wing could be missused as drag reduction devices.
Jonathan (@jonny705)
12th December 2015, 13:36
Next time on Countryfile…
Thedonz
12th December 2015, 13:41
Farmer: ‘the Manor guys are ignoring the blue flags again’
ColdFly F1 (@)
12th December 2015, 13:55
funny
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
12th December 2015, 14:53
Excellent!
Christos (@christosts)
12th December 2015, 13:54
Merhi: Hey Will, I think this faster than the 2015 Manor!
danieldfinney
12th December 2015, 13:56
“Cars 28, 98 under investigation – exceeding tractor limits”
Nick (@theawesomefish)
12th December 2015, 13:56
Manor reveal their 2016 challenger.
ColdFly F1 (@)
12th December 2015, 13:57
To carry the extra kilo’s, Merhi needed a slightly stronger vehicle.
Christos (@christosts)
12th December 2015, 14:07
Merhi: “Hey Will, I think this faster than the 2015 Manor!”
Stevens: “Yeah, but I don’t know if the team can afford to make another one”
Nick (@npf1)
12th December 2015, 14:14
Having both been involved with the team before its demise, Stevens and Merhi had no problem posing with what they dubbed the 2015 Caterham CT07.
schooner (@schooner)
12th December 2015, 14:32
Stevens and Merhi pause for a photo before the Gumpenberg Grand Prix driver’s parade.
Manor PR team
12th December 2015, 14:43
In light of Mercedes’ unprecedented dominance, and in the interests of improving the show, we are lobbying the FIA for a thorough overhaul of F1’s technical regulations.
Our proposal includes an increase in mechanical downforce and ground effects, plus the introduction of a sprint race to determine qualifying position.
Craig
12th December 2015, 14:53
We were always going to be at the back anyway, but now we can pull Maldonado out of the ditch for a chunk of his pay driver contract.
Black n Blue15
12th December 2015, 14:55
Kristoff and Princess Elsa are left unimpressed, as they encounter backmarkers on their way to Arendelle.
Scalextric (@scalextric)
12th December 2015, 15:13
“This should put Haryanto off”.
John H (@john-h)
12th December 2015, 19:06
Excellent
Dom (@3dom)
13th December 2015, 16:18
:-D
Jack (@jackisthestig)
12th December 2015, 15:16
It may be the slowest thing in this paddock but it does go faster when you have someone like Alex Rossi behind the wheel.
Knopels (@knopels)
12th December 2015, 15:19
Merhi: “Still faster then our car”
McF1 (@mccosmic)
12th December 2015, 15:32
Can’t wait for Monaco. They’ll never be able to lap us!
Maimai
12th December 2015, 15:43
Merhi: “Is this going to be our car next year ?”
Stevens: “Smile, Roberto. Smile.”
petebaldwin (@)
12th December 2015, 15:44
EXCLUSIVE: Manor release photos of their 2015 car in a striking new Lotus-esque livery!
petebaldwin (@)
12th December 2015, 15:50
Following recent prototype designs released by Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull, Manor are the latest team to show off their vision of the future of F1!
Michael.bradshaw83@gmail.com
12th December 2015, 17:01
Winner!
Pisti (@pisti)
12th December 2015, 18:14
:-)
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
12th December 2015, 15:50
F1’s green agenda reaches new heights
naz3012 (@naz3012)
12th December 2015, 16:15
“Well, we thought having a Mercedes engine and Williams gearbox would be enough to be honest…”
Taufiq A. Utomo (@taufiqutomo)
12th December 2015, 16:16
We’ll sell this car, we need to outbid Haryanto.
Retired (@jeff1s)
12th December 2015, 16:20
An affordable seat for the 2016 season.
Gary W
12th December 2015, 16:29
‘Hay’ Will, this new aero should get us into the mid ‘field’…
Zane Jakobs (@zjakobs)
12th December 2015, 16:47
Manor’s drivers reveal the 2016 car
Caption
12th December 2015, 17:08
As Will Stevens admires his reflection in the camera, Roberto Mehri wonders whether styling Fernando Alonso’s look of fey disappointment will persuade Manor to upsize their logistics team.
JackySteeg (@jackysteeg)
12th December 2015, 17:21
Mr Fitzpatrick receives a 15m Euro offer from the Austrian government to run their car in 2016.
ColdFly F1 (@)
12th December 2015, 19:13
good one!
Caption
12th December 2015, 17:22
Roberto Mehri ponders the implications of Manor’s pre-season promise: an ornamental plant for the best driver, a night to remember for the second best driver, and a night to remember for the third best driver.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
12th December 2015, 17:34
Manor arrived with their wet weather racing car when testing wet weather tyres for Pirelli.
AceAce
12th December 2015, 17:35
Stevens and Merhi stand proudly beside their 2015 challenger, only to have their dreams crushed and told gently that their challenger is infact in the barn out back.
Peppermint-Lemon (@)
12th December 2015, 17:38
“We do seasonal fruit picking off season to pay towards our seats!!”
Peppermint-Lemon (@)
12th December 2015, 17:39
Oops epic typing fail there!
Philip (@philipgb)
12th December 2015, 17:41
As the driver of the tractor looks on at the young Manor drivers he thinks to himself ‘there but for the grace of god go I’ as he considers how fortunate he is that he isn’t required by his employer to bring with him a budget to have the privilege of driving the slowest vehicle in the paddock.
moogleslam
12th December 2015, 17:57
With this Caterham comeback, we might not be last next year!
Pisti (@pisti)
12th December 2015, 18:12
This candidate is showing interest in being F1’s alternative, independent, budget power unit supplier.
Only Stevens and Merhi are backing this project so far, agreeing that they would have reached the same positions in the championships with this one, but with much smaller budget than they actually did.
Vihang Wagh
12th December 2015, 18:27
Finally, a car we can overtake!
Jaime Engstrom
12th December 2015, 18:35
Will this is our new chassis because the repo took the new ones.
Atticus (@atticus-2)
12th December 2015, 18:43
Something better along these lines may already have been posted, but:
Stevens: “Is this… what do you think, Roberto, is this our 2016 car reveal photo?”
Merhi: “I don’t know. But smile. Smile.”
Atticus (@atticus-2)
12th December 2015, 18:44
Lol, a guy called Maimai almost literally posted the same thing. I haven’t read it, it’s crazy, haha.
WheelToWheel (@lolzerbob)
12th December 2015, 18:59
The Spielberg express stops by to watch the attraction, ‘the Mobile Chicane’
PT (@pt)
12th December 2015, 19:04
“Meet our new Manor, and it’s not just the colour that has changed.”
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
12th December 2015, 19:05
After Sauber announce that they are pushing a new alternative design concept, Manor play their trump card to prove they are not to be out done.
John H (@john-h)
12th December 2015, 19:08
Inspired by Red Bull and McLaren, Manor release their concept car of the future.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
12th December 2015, 19:08
Manor’s new design concept intends to harvest more than just energy.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
12th December 2015, 19:12
Manor’s latest car is the most fuel efficient yet, powered exclusively by the rubbish that comes out of Bernie’s mouth.
Understeer (@abdelilah)
12th December 2015, 19:12
Mehri and Stevens posting in front of the Manor 2016 spec.
Andyc_F1
12th December 2015, 19:49
Ready, steady, first one to fill the trailer with cash gets the drive, GO!
just.daz (@nemo87)
12th December 2015, 19:50
Manor unveil their version of the 2017 aero package..
Jmlabareda
12th December 2015, 20:13
The new Manure Mercedes
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
12th December 2015, 20:21
Hello all our fans, here it is, the one and only we actually passed on the track.
Mark Thomson (@melthom)
12th December 2015, 20:28
Mehri and Stevens seriously consider taking up yodeling instead of racing to get the girls.
Rui Pinto (@senninha25)
12th December 2015, 20:43
It’s June and we’re already unveiling our 2016 chassis. Bloody hell our boys are fast!
His_majesty
12th December 2015, 20:52
We’re not real F1 drivers, but we play them on TV.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
12th December 2015, 21:03
“That’s good boys, that’s the team photo done. We’ll photoshop the car in later. And the new boss.”
Arthur (@eriko)
12th December 2015, 21:38
Merhi was perplexed when he heard the farmer was getting paid to drive slow machinery slowly.
Placid (@placid)
12th December 2015, 21:46
Will: Well someone has to drive it.
Roberto: I am not drive it. You drive it.
Will: I am not gonna drive it.
Roberto: Let’s give it to Sage Karam. And barter it for his pink Camaro.
Will: Riggghhhhttttt!!!! He has nothing lined up for 2016.
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
12th December 2015, 22:11
The fastest drivers deserve the fastest cars. For some strange reason Merhi and Stevens were left with a tractor…
Chalky (@chalky)
12th December 2015, 22:20
After 2015, Stevens and Merhi wished to go back to when F1 had larger engines and huge rear tyres. Unfortunatley the Manor budget didn’t quite match their expectations.
Dmitry (@)
12th December 2015, 22:42
“Spielberg F1” – a fair rival for Manor team in 2016.
Ben Parsons (@mrbenparsons)
12th December 2015, 22:46
Still faster than a Manor Marussia
James Brickles (@brickles)
12th December 2015, 22:52
Roberto shows Will his Mehri ways
Nathan Constable
12th December 2015, 23:19
It’s our new upgraded car! It’s a lot faster!
FJBH10 (@fjbh10)
13th December 2015, 0:03
The Manor Marussia Team feel their new 2016 car will prove to be a huge step up on-track when compared to the 2015 car.
Little_M_Lo (@pezlo2013)
13th December 2015, 0:03
Merhi, Stevens, and what’s left of HRT.
Apexor
13th December 2015, 1:56
Farmer talking to his wife on the tractor: Is that James Hunt and Niki Lauda?
budchekov (@budchekov)
13th December 2015, 3:30
We’ll give you the tractor, a willing pit crew and a window box full of flowers for half a season for each of us..
JonG
13th December 2015, 5:47
That new front wing is worth 0.2 seconds per lap.
SaturnVF1 (@doublestuffpenguin)
13th December 2015, 8:36
After Manor only figuratively threw Merhi under the bus late in the season, Stevens finds the closest thing available to finish the job.
David Not Coulthard (@davidnotcoulthard)
13th December 2015, 9:58
Manor.
Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Dom (@3dom)
13th December 2015, 10:25
Stevens & Mehri support simpler aero for better racing
Alianora La Canta (@alianora-la-canta)
13th December 2015, 10:27
The new driver parade lorry did not meet with universal approval, the Manor drivers deciding they’d rather walk and be blue-flagged than get hay in their trainers.
Mathers (@mathers)
13th December 2015, 10:38
Jacques Villeneuve announces return to the sport with the new Massey Ferguson team.
(Look at the tractor driver)
ILuvSoundtracks (@)
13th December 2015, 11:13
“If they think Manor-Mercedes, we think this.”
Atomicwolf
13th December 2015, 11:27
Stevens: Quick Roberto, grab this tractor and next year we’ll plough through the field like nobody else !
Merhi : Okay Will, but I’m not sure I can handle all that speed !!
tgu (@thegrapeunwashed)
13th December 2015, 11:33
As the 2015 Manor arrived for its first test, Will Stevens made sure he was nearest the cockpit for the all important ‘first dibs’.
Sudha S
13th December 2015, 12:54
Look the Manor Concept Car based on 2017 aero rules is here already !!
Hedge (@hedge)
13th December 2015, 15:26
Manor finally make the podium in special, one-off, non championship race (3 entered)
Caption
13th December 2015, 17:32
To prevent Manor from joining the midfield in 2018, Sauber sent two terminators back in time: Will Stevens, and Johannes Spielberg.
Rupert Richardson
13th December 2015, 17:38
Curses! How will we out-qualify this amazing new Haas machine?
Lez Martin
13th December 2015, 17:42
Meanwhile, The Manor Motor home pulls into Spielberg …..
Steven Smith (@ragwort)
13th December 2015, 17:58
Pirelli reveal their preferred wheel sizes for 2017. 18″ for the fronts. 36″ for the rears.
Stevens is impressed. Merhi less so.
Pink Peril
13th December 2015, 21:17
It appears that Manor’s aero design team misheard the request for better traction control.
Jimmy J (@jimmyj)
13th December 2015, 23:01
Manor thinks F1 has gotten to technical advanced and went back to basic with there future concept.
verstappen (@verstappen)
13th December 2015, 23:25
There’s nothing funny about ‘manor’ and a ‘tractor’.
MARQUE
14th December 2015, 13:04
At least we are faster than something at a Grand Prix in 2015
Placid (@placid)
14th December 2015, 22:56
Will: How are we going to explain Ryan and Graeme about us getting “ZONKED” by Wayne Brady?
Roberto: So much for giving up them 2 scooters as a going away present.
AND THAT IS THE “LETS MAKE A DEAL” #1 ZONK OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
15th December 2015, 2:49
Hey, we are in front of another car, sort of.