Hilmer boss Franz Hilmer says his GP2 team will not be racing in Bahrain because it has not found drivers with sufficient financial backing. The team, which was backed by the Force India F1 squad until last year, announced this week that it would be absent from the season-opening race. Although it had tested three drivers during the pre-season, Hilmer said it had been impossible to finalise a deal with one that would make racing financially viable for the team. "It is a shame that we will not race in Bahrain, but there are currently no drivers available on the market that bring a sufficient budget which would allow a GP2 team to organise a race weekend," Hilmer said. "We have...
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