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Discussions between Manor and Mercedes have resulted in an arrangement that will see the struggling F1 operation receive current specification Mercedes power units throughout the 2016 season.

No-one was more surprised than Alexander Rossi when he got the call from the Manor Marussia team saying he would make his Formula One debut at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Asked by AUTOSPORT what the drive could mean for his future, he replied: “The big thing I’ve been missing for the last three years in my F1 career is racing”.

“The pain we feel is vast and indescribable'”.

The racing world is in mourning after Formula One driver Jules Bianchi died from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Former world champion Jenson Button has led tributes to “real fighter” Jules Bianchi after the Frenchman died as a result of severe head injuries in a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.